A-level Computing/AQA/Paper 1/Theory of computation/Automation

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Definition:

How a process is performed without human intervention

Ethics:

Case study :

There has been impact on the jobs of people working in car factories.

Ford cars is one company that has effected this by the use of their automated equipment to create their cars, thus decreasing employees hours of work.

Human vs Robots

Repetitive

Fatigue

Avoiding mistakes

Can't adapt easily

1 Why is automation deemed as unethical for the manufacturing industry?

2. Why process are automated?