Technology

Do you think that robots will one day contribute to unemployment? Do they already contribute to unemployment?

                I think that robots are already contributing to the unemployment rate. . Most assembly line jobs now are all done by robots to eliminate the cost of paying employees. Robots do not need to get paid so that's why companies use them.

What are the most recent technological developments which have appeared in cars?

                Well after doing a little research I saw that they made self driving cars but they are not in use yet. But the newest technology is when the car stops it self. It can detect and object ahead of it and put on its brakes. It can avoid a collision even with the driver not paying attention.

How would your life change if all your technological devices were taken away for a week?

           I don’t think my life would change much. I have a phone and mac book pro but I do not utilize all the capabilities of the features. Even in daily life I would be okay with out technology. My job would be harder having to be a cashier without a register and if you consider a car to be technology it would take me hours to walk to Cabrini for class. 

Do you think that technology will ever be able to produce a device which translates spoken languages in real time? When? What would the impact of such a device be?

                Yes I think that is possible. With the Apple Siri being able to listen to us just talk into the phone I’m sure in time she will be able to translate into any language. This would make the world more connected  because everyone can understand each other with ease. There would be no more language borders.