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Band 7+: What are some potential drawbacks of increasing automation in the workplace, and how can they be mitigated?

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In my opinion, machines work harder, better, and faster than people, but there are some drawbacks. Firstly, unemployment may increase in the country or city. Additionally, machines don't pay attention to quality and errors, which can decrease the quality of the product.

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In my opinion, machines work harder, better and faster than people, but there are some drawbacks of it. Firstly, unemployment will increase in the country or in the city might be. And also machines don’t pay attention to the quality and to the errors and that’s why it can decrease the quality of the product.

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The response addresses the question by discussing both benefits and drawbacks of automation. However, the points could be further elaborated to provide a more comprehensive answer. Consider providing more detailed examples or explanations to support your claims.

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The grammar is mostly accurate, but there are a few minor errors. 'Unemployment will increase in the country or in the city might be' is slightly awkward. 'Unemployment may increase in the country or city' is more concise and grammatically sound. Also, 'machines don't pay attention to the quality and to the errors' could be improved to 'machines don't pay attention to quality or errors'.

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