Social Impacts and Professional Ethics · Impacts of Computing
Automation and the Future of Work
Analyzing how robotics and AI are transforming the labor market. Students research which industries are most susceptible to automation and how the workforce might adapt.
Key Questions
- 1What new career paths are created when traditional jobs are automated?
- 2Should there be a tax on robots to fund social safety nets for displaced workers?
- 3How does the shift toward automation change the skills required for the next generation?
Common Core State Standards
CSTA: 3B-IC-26CSTA: 3B-IC-27
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Computer Science
Unit: Social Impacts and Professional Ethics
Period: Impacts of Computing
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