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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2005 114(4):467-468; doi:10.1093/rpd/nci316
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Editorial

Automation: humans versus machines?

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Workers' concerns about being replaced by machines probably arose during the 19th century when many industries were becoming increasingly automated. The counterargument to this concern was that machines would not eliminate jobs, rather they would free people so that they could engage in more fulfilling activities. Czech writer and playwright, Karel Capek, coined the word robot, and in his play R.U.R. (Rozum's Universal Robots), these automatons did indeed take over tasks of drudgery. But, the ultimate result was not as pleasant as expected. Apprehensions about machines were exacerbated by . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Joseph C. McDonald, Editor-in-Chief


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