PORTLAND, USA, July 4 (IPS) – It’s time for countries, especially those with develop slowly and aging human population, to welcome androidsIE, humanoid robot have human-like appearance and behavior, including voice, sight, hearing, mobility, and artificial intelligence.
Android will not only add and expand supply a country’s labor, but they will also increase productivity, reduce costs, increase profits, supply guideaccident reduction, disaster assistance and safety provision, policy, fire fightingand security.
The introduction of androids into human society will be especially beneficial for an aging and slow-growing population. After the rapid population growth of the 20th century, the rate of demographic growth is slowing and the population is aging globally.
While the world’s population is growing at an annual rate of 1.3% at the beginning of the 21st century, by the middle of the 21st century this rate is expected to fall to 0.5%. The annual population growth rates of the main regions are expected to decline over that period, with Europe’s population growth expected to fall to -0.3 percent (Figure 1).
For the population aging, countries all over the world are getting older than ever. For example, the world’s share of people aged 65 and over is expected to more than double in the first half of the 21st century, from about 7% in 2000 to 16% in 2050.
Among the major regions, the populations in Europe and North America are the oldest. In the first half of the 21st century, their proportion aged 65 and over is expected to nearly double, reaching 28 and 23%, respectively, by 2050 (Figure 2).
Over the past several decades, various androids, or humanoid robots, have appeared in movies, books, video games, and futuristic exhibits. However, technology firms have relatively slow in bringing to market the latest research and evolution in android, including robots, artificial intelligenceconversation, bipedal locomotion and related technologies.
The only notable exception to android usage is sex industry. These companies have taken the lead with the rapid growth of “sexbotS.” Those robots are lifelike robots or dolls with humanoid appearance, body movements, artificial intelligence, hearing, sight, and voice, and designed for sexual intercourse. with humans.
The market for sexbots are said to be huge, with some believing they are Future of sex. Realistic look sexbots has artificial intelligence for simple conversation, is programmed to mimic basic human emotions, and can perform sexual acts with humans.
For example, a recent study in the United States found that 40 percent adults will have sex with a sexbot at least once to try it. Men have 21 percent women are more likely to say they will have sex with a sexbot.
Most people are used to interacting with artificial intelligence on their mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices. Today, most of those communications, provided orally and in writing, are focused on providing directions, information, explanations, purchases, games, music, entertainment, activities. social dynamics and different types of data.
Much like the use of robots to produce goods and provide services, androids can be used to perform a wide range of activities and services, including boring, repetitive, toxic tasks. and dangerous. Robotic devices have driven themselves millions of miles, actively participating in space exploration, reducing boredom and human injury by performing tedious, difficult and dangerous tasks. .
Android can do many kinds of things job, such as receptionists, salesmen, security guards, flight attendants, interpreters and informants. Android can answer basic questions, direct people to offices and individuals, remember names and faces, translate languages, log entries, make phone calls, assist with rescues, monitor health of everyone, provide take care ofand alerting authorities when human intervention is needed.
For example: android, Nadine, is a receptionist at a Singapore university who greets visitors and answers questions. Android, Ericais an announcer on a Japanese television station that reports daily news and events and Sophia is the first android to be granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia.
Android at a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, China, performing services, taking temperatures, disinfecting equipment, delivering food and medicine, and entertaining patients. And androids, Kimeis a food and beverage server in Spain that, in addition to serving food, can pour 300 beers an hour.
In addition to performing common tasks and providing services, android can be used to reduced feeling of loneliness, has increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For those who suffer severe lonelinessincluding elderly people limited by dementia and illness, android can bring up the conversation and also provide partner for those who lack a partner. Android can also provide entertainment and facilitate social interaction.
Furthermore, presence and interaction with android can help reduce feeling reduce stress, encourage healthy activities and improve mental performance. Android can also monitor people’s behavior and health status.
Android can also work 24/7. Furthermore, unlike humans, androids do not become frustrated, impatient or angry. And since androids are not judgmental, prejudiced or biased towards human behavior or appearance, people can feel more free to express their true feelings and thoughts.
Also, android can support people with functional limitations. With voice, vision, hearing, position and movement, android can assist and help people who have limited or lack of some functions in daily life.
Although android has the ability to contribute and improve the workplace and home, concerns, fearand reluctance Be persistent about using them. For example, some are concerned that android will replace workers as has happened with the increasing use of robots in manufacturing, especially the automotive industry.
However, while certain job will decrease and workers will be changed, jobs chances is expected to increase in other sectors of the economy. For example, while the number of robots produced globally in 2021 has increased 126 over 10,000 employees, or nearly double level In 2015, job opportunities continued to expand.
Besides, numbers the number of robots per 10,000 employees in many advanced countries has reached significantly higher levels, such as 932 for Korea, 605 for Singapore, 390 for Japan and 371 for Germany. However, request labor in these countries remains high and unemployment relatively low levels (Figure 3).
Moral question has also been raised regarding the introduction of androids into human society. For example, since their appearance, intelligence, speech and behavior would be similar to humans, some people have asked if androids should be bestowed with personality that will require some rightmission and special law.
While such ethical questions are not of immediate concern, similar questions are now being raised about responsible use artificial intelligence, such as face recognition Technology. However, some argue that android instead of fear may become ally of human.
Still others have expressed fear that robots with artificial intelligence can revolution and harmful to humans. The fears, which have been the plot in some popular sci-fi movies and books, tend to be greatly exaggerated. Artificial intelligence achieved self-awareness or become conscious unlikely anytime soon, and software protections could shut down Android.
However, some continue to emphasize danger and show warning about what might happen evolution of robots whose machine intelligence is greater than that of humans. Perception machines, they argued, pose a greater possibility threat to human society than climate change, nuclear proliferation or pandemics.
Proto-type Android has been introduced with many types Nation, including China, Germany, Iran, India, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Many leaders in those countries have recognized Important functions that android can work for society and market for android is supposed to be established expand quickly.
It’s time for countries to facilitate and promote consists of of android in business establishments, government offices, public places and individual households. Welcoming androids into human society will promote the technological future of nations as well as contribute to solving develop slowly and aging population.
Joseph Chamie is a consulting demographer, former director of the United Nations Population Division and author of numerous publications on population issues, including his book, “Birth, Death, Migration and Other Important Population Issues. “
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