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流利说商务英语Level6Unit1Part3(五)AIinManufacturingGoodeveningandwelcometoMoneyTalks,I'myourhost,MeganFreeman.Tonight'stopicis:Theriseofthemachines.WithAIandautomatictechnologybecomingmoreefficientandaffordable,shouldmanufacturersstarttoprioritizeAIoverhumanstaff?JoinmetonightisBethHarris,amanufacturingconsultantatSmartSource,andAdamTusk,theCEOofAztecMotorsandanAIskeptic.So,whatroleshouldartificialintelligenceplayinthe21stcenturyfactories?Beth,let'sstartwithyou.Honestly,aslargeroleaspossible,Megan.AIhasalreadybeenadoptedinfactoriesaroundtheworldtodohumanjobsandithastransformedmanufacturingforthebetter.Takeassemblylinerobotsforexample,factorieswiththeserobotshavereportedimprovedaccuracy,timing,andworkflow,whichreducecostsandincreaseproductivity.Tellme,howisthisabadthing?Howdoesshethinkrobotshavechangedmanufacturing?They'vehadapositiveimpact.Well,Beth.WhileIagreethatAIhashadpositiveimpactsonmanufacturing,thereismoretothisissuethanjustimprovingefficiency.Ifwehavetechnologythatisadvancingsorapidlythatit'sputtingpeopleoutofwork,thenIwouldsay,it'saproblem.Imean,lookatthiscountryrightnow,productivityandinnovationhaveneverbeenbetter,andyetatthesametime,wehaveafallingmedianincomeandfewerjobs.Withallduerespect,Adam,Ithinkyoumisinterpretingthesetrends.ManufacturingjobsarebeingreplacedbyAIbecausepeopledon'twanttodothem.Thecurrentgenerationoffactoryworkersisgettingolderandyoungpeoplejustaren'tinterestedinrepetitivemanufacturingwork.HeagreesthatAIhashadapositiveimpactonmanufacturing.Youngpeopledon'twanttodorepetitivemanufacturingjobs.Well,thereareotherwaysofdealingwithalaborshortagethanautomation.Aztec'sfactorieshadfacedemploymentshortagebefore,andwechosetoraisesalariestobringqualifiedpeopletofillthepositions.ButAdam,asthistechnologybecomesmoreaffordable,shouldmanufacturersnottakeadvantageofit?I'mnotsayingI'manti-technology.Therearemanywaysinwhichautomationshouldbeusedbymanufacturers.Forexample,robotscandomoredangerousjobstomakeworksaferforemployees.So,itsoundslikewe'reactuallyonthesamepage,Adam.Attheendoftheday,automationisanetpositiveforbusiness.Notquite,wehavetoconsiderthejobsitdisrupts,notjustitsrelativebenefits.Ithassomebenefits,butmanufacturersneedtoconsideritsdownsides.Ifourtechnologyadvancesfasterthanourskillsandorganizationscankeepup,peoplewillfallbehind.But,thisadvancedtechnologyalsooffersopportunityforworkers,doesitnot?Astechnologyeliminatesunnecessaryandunwantedjobs,thenewskillsrequiredtomonitoritcreatenewjobs.Right.Wecanallagreethattheindustryischanging,butresponsiblemanufacturersshouldmaintainabalance,ratherthansimplyembracingextremes.Well,that'sallthetimewehavefortonight.BethandAdam,thankyoubothsomuchforbeingontheshow.You'rewelcome,happytobeon.Yes,thankyouverymuch,Megan.Responsiblemanufacturersshouldbalancehumanjobswithnewtechnology.