Impacts of emerging technologies Flashcards
Define AI
Artificial intelligence - focused on creating computer systems that simulate human intelligence
What areas does AI being developed in?
- Game playing, computers developed to play games against humans
- Expert systems, computers are programmed to make decisions based on information thay are given
- Languages, understand different human language
Describe impacts of AI on everyday life
Increased leisure time - robotic vacuum cleaners can detect walls and objects to vacuum around them/people can leave them running
- Safer transport - car than can self park
- Increase personal safety - modern home alarm system
Describe robotics
- Used to perform a wide range of physical tasks
- Either automated or manually controlled
Impacts of robotics on everyday life
- More efficient manufacturing
- Loss of jobs
- Safer working environment: eg/spraying cars with toxic paint
List out tasks that robot can do
- Exploring extreme environments
- Repetitive manufacturing jobs
- Moving heavy objects
Define virtual reality
Where computers are used to create an artificial environment that users can interact with as if it were real
What purposes other than gaming VR can be used for?
- Training soldiers in combat
- Training surgeons
- Allowing architects to walk around a virtual version of their design
What equipment needed to create the VR
- Eye goggles
- Headphones
- Special gloves
Whats jobs has been increased by the increase of ICT?
- Technicians
- Web design
- System Analyst
What jobs has been lost by the use of ICT?
- Manual repetitive jobs
- Bank cashier: use of ATMs
- Library work
