1. Write a paragraph on each of the following:• Electronic Waste and Environmental Pollution• Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence• After listening to the excerpts (Page No. 14 of thisworkbook), do you think a robot should replace thehuman teacher? Give reasons in support of your answer.
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Electronic Waste and Environmental Pollution
E-waste or electronic waste is created when an electronic product is discarded after the end of its useful life. The rapid expansion of technology and the consumer-driven society results in the creation of a very large amount of e-waste.
The European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive Directive classify waste in ten categories: Large household appliances (including cooling and freezing appliances), Small household appliances, IT equipment (including monitors), Consumer electronics (including TVs), Lamps and Luminaires, Toys, Tools, Medical devices, Monitoring and control instruments, and Automatic dispensers. These include used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal as well as re-usable (working and repairable electronics) and secondary raw materials (copper, steel, plastic, etc.). The term "waste" is reserved for residue or material which is dumped by the buyer rather than recycled, including residue from reuse and recycling operations, because loads of surplus electronics are frequently commingled (good, recyclable, and non-recyclable). Several public policy advocates apply the term "e-waste" and "e-scrap" broadly to all surplus electronics. Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are considered one of the hardest types to recycle.
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence can dramatically improve the efficiencies of our workplaces and can augment the work humans can do. When AI takes over repetitive or dangerous tasks, it frees up the human workforce to do work they are better equipped for—tasks that involve creativity and empathy among others. Existential risk from artificial general intelligence is the hypothesis that substantial progress in artificial general intelligence (AGI) could someday result in human extinction or some other unrecoverable global catastrophe.
A robot should not replace a human teacher.
“Robots cannot inspire students. The interaction between student and teacher cannot be matched by an AI teacher who is not truly present. Give me a human every time!” Several said they would miss the fun and in-depth conversations they had with their teachers. However, when asked, "How do you think a robot might be better than a teacher in the classroom?" typical responses included more knowledge and better organization. “The increased use of AI in the workplace and in life is something that schools absolutely must start considering, because the development of AI that can learn academic knowledge faster and more accurately than humans has brought about a situation that requires us urgently to make some dramatic and significant changes to our approach to education."