..Task..1:..Critical..Analysis
WGU C962 - Task 1 Current and Emerging Technology
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Current and Emerging Technology - C962
Task 1: Critical Analysis
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F...Short-Term..or..Long-
Term..Application..Evaluation...Book..3:..The..Second..
Machine..Age
The..long-
term..application..of..more..advanced..technology..innovations..such..as..automation..and..artificial..in
telligence..has..the..potential..to..transform..industries..on..a..very..large..scale...As..various..technologi
cal..innovations..surface,..enabling..more..complex..decision..making..by..the..increase..in..processing.
.power,..there..will..undoubtedly..be..a..great..impact..on..organizations..and..society...Automation..and.
.AI..have..a..very..wide..market..applicability,..affecting..almost..every..sector...Examples..include..robotic
s..in..manufacturing..organizations,..AI..chat..bots..and..customer..support..in..retain..or..any..organization..
with..a..customer..service..department,..machine..learning..technology..in..health..care..systems,..and..
many..more..(Brynjolfsson..&..McAfee,..2014)...The..organizational..relevance..of..these..new..techno
logies..depends..on..the..company..and..industry...While..a..company..could..disregard..technology..in
novations..in..the..short-
term,..it..is..critical..for..organizations..to..embrace..these..innovations..in..the..long-
term...Imagine..if..in..the..past,..there..was..an..organization..that..decided..they..would..not..embrace..th
e..innovation..of..email,..and..to..this..day,..they..only..do..their..processes..by..physical..documents..and..m
ail...That..company..would..surely..no..longer..be..relevant...The..same..applies..to..current..companies..
need..to..embrace..new..technological..advancements..for..the..long-term..to..remain..relevant.