Artificial Intelligence: The Impact on Human Jobs.

Purpose: Can Computers Outperform Humans? Jobs!

Journal Entry: Name 1 job you feel will be gone in the next few years, being done by a human.

Journal Entry: (Write on Board) Have Students Guess Who would Be Better at the following Tasks and Why They Think They Will Be Better?

• Folding Towels: What was learned about which tasks are easier for computers or robots to accomplish? (After watching them try to fold laundry.)
• A Therapist: What was learned about computers when they were interacting with humans as a Psychiatrist? What was the reason why?
• Radio Broadcaster: Before you are told...which radio broadcast did you prefer? Did you pick the human or computer broadcast? Which is considered more successful though, the human or the computer?

Play: “Can a Computer Take Your Job?”
Planet Money - Radio Announcer: Robots vs Humans   (stream)
After playing the radio show, have them answer 1 – 3 above (on board).

Play: “Planet Money UPS Radio Program.”
Ask Before Playing:
“What is the Winning formula regarding Tech and Humans that UPS is now following.