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Humans Need Not Apply By Cgpgrey

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Consider a future where humanity has been rendered useless by an automated labor force that can do every job faster and more efficiently. This scenario is outlined in the video essay “Humans Need Not Apply” by CGPGrey. I believe that “Humans Need Not Apply” should be required viewing for all 10th-grade students. This essay is provided in the form of a video, which tends to be a more accessible way to convey information than a typical essay would be. The video also raises a lot of good questions about the moral and ethical implications of AI, including providing context for how technological advancements have rendered other, otherwise important, tools in society obsolete in the past. Finally, AI is becoming more and more prevalent today. Even though this video is just under ten years old, it still holds some value to how AI and robots have been revolutionizing different workforces in the past few years. …show more content…

The added visual aids allow a wider range of people with different learning styles to have an easier time understanding the concepts. Video essays have three elements that work together to explain concepts. These three elements are visual images and animations, verbal commentary, and background music. CGPGrey uses visuals throughout his video that support the concepts he is verbally speaking of, both of which support each other and provide additional context to the concept of AI in today's society. In this video, CGPGrey plays a musical piece as background music as he is talking, only to reveal at the end that the piece was made entirely by AI. He used music to make a meaningful point about how soon people will not be able to differentiate between human-made art and AI-made art, which would not be possible if this essay was done in a written

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