Automation Paradox - Check your Understanding

Which quotation from “The Automation Paradox” provides a fact that supports the author’s claim?

• Computers are now taking over tasks performed by professional workers, raising fears of massive unemployment.

• Some of that growth in computer-using occupations has come at the expense of other occupations

• In one study, software correctly found 95 percent of the relevant documents, while humans identified only 51 percent.

• On average, since 1980, occupations with above-average computer use have grown substantially faster (0.9 percent per year), as shown in this chart:

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CCSS.RI.8.1

Read the origin of the word automation. from the Greek prefix auto- (“self”) Based on this information, what is the best definition of the word automation as it is used in “The Automation Paradox”?

• Technology that primarily is used within the workforce

• Technology that is advanced and includes the use of computers

• Technology that operates on its own without human assistance

• Technology that is used mostly in factories in place of human workers

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which sentence from the text best supports the writer's claim?

• Computers are now taking over tasks performed by professional workers, raising fears of massive unemployment.

• But not all of the news about computer automation is good.

• It might seem a sure thing that automating a task would reduce employment in an occupation.

• It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Based on the writer’s argument, which word best describes the impact of automation on future employment?

• insignificant

• transformative

• limited

• devastating

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CCSS.RI.8.8

Which of the following does the writer identify as an effect of automation that will have a positive impact on jobs?

• more work space

• slower production

• increased demand

• higher prices

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CCSS.RI.8.1