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3 Reasons Why Technology Won’t Ruin Your (Professional) Life
It was a very hot summer day in 2019 when I entered the venue. I was about to speak in front of all the attendees of an event. It was a technology event that attracted people from all fields of expertise. After a quick chat with some of the people from the organizing company, I was handed that day’s program. It read: “1:00 pm. Ferry Hoes: Help, the robots are coming”. The title was created by the organizing party and apparently spoke to a very real fear within the crowd because I could hear people actively chatting about the topic and confirming their concerns. I personally hated the title. As soon as I stepped on stage, I said: “Before I start this talk, I wish to address the topic of today. It says “help, the robots are coming”. I will make sure that, after my talk, you will say: “the robots are coming to help”.
“…technology should be used to aid us in these tasks. Help us do the heavy lifting, run our processes while we’re occupied (doing human things), and run tasks we are not perfect at.”
Here are 5 reasons why I changed that title during my talk:
1. Technology loves doing what we aren’t made for
We have many jobs that focus on hard, physical labor, or repetitive actions. Humans aren’t…
