Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — tool calculator may not be able to keep up with the speed of mathematical calculations that utilize new technology.
Imitation intelligence (AI) capabilities to calculator applications in smartphones (smartphone) will it affect the production capacity and sales of various types of pocket calculators?
Responding to this, the boss of the giant manufacturer who makes calculators opened his voice. One of them is Casio, a company from Japan.
casio executive Tomoaki Sato said despite rapid advances in artificial intelligence, chatbots still sometimes struggle with basic additions.
On the contrary, “the calculator always gives the correct answer,” said Tomoaki as quoted from AFP Sunday (7/12).
However, he acknowledged that calculators could one day suffer the same fate as the abacus.An abacus is a manual counting tool in the form of a frame with beads that slide on a rod or wire.
“It cannot be denied that the market for personal calculators used in business is experiencing a downward trend,” said Sato in Tokyo, japan.
He said smartphones and web browsers can handle everyday calculations,. In addition, for the record, the AI model also managed to achieve a gold level score for the first time this year at a prestigious global mathematics contest.
But, Sato said calculators are more affordable than cellphones. Moreover, those that can operate on batteries and solar power will be an added value for schools in developing countries.
Sato said that was a potential growth area that calculator manufacturers were still tapping into.
“And the people who bought the calculators preferred the way they felt,” he said.
The optimism expressed by Sato was also expressed by Casio’s main manager in Thailand, Ryohei Saito.
“There is still demand for calculators,” he claims.
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