Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

The future of work: 5 ways technology is changing employment

The future of work: 5 ways technology is changing employment

The future of work is uncertain. Technology is progressing at a rapid rate , and the rise of artificial intelligence and automation will cause unprecedented changes to structure of the workforce and the idea of work in the coming decades. The jobs of today may not be the jobs of tomorrow, but should that be cause for concern?

There is a growing fear that technology will replace people in a wide array of industries, and that change has already started. Driverless vehicles are already on the road, which could mean an end to taxi drivers and truckers, whilst self-checkout machines […]

What Do Human-machine Partnerships Mean For Workers?

What Do Human-machine Partnerships Mean For Workers?

The coming AI revolution, the one that will bring about a new era of human–machine partnerships, will not only transform the way we work but also the way we think about work.

Expect a shift from traditional definitions of ‘white-collar’ and ‘blue-collar’ work to a far more hybrid model that will incorporate elements of both. We also anticipate an increased demand for STEM jobs (science, technology, engineering and math), the inevitable rise of slightly less advanced and less well-paid STEM-Lite jobs, and the advent of a whole new breed of what we affectionately like to call next-collar jobs. Be aware […]

Automation and Jobs: When Technology Boosts Employment

Will new technologies cause industries to shed jobs, requiring novel policies to address mass unemployment? Sometimes productivity-enhancing technology increases industry employment instead. In manufacturing, jobs grew along with productivity for a century or more; only later did productivity gains bring declining employment. What changed? The elasticity of demand. Using data over two centuries for US textile, steel, and auto industries, this paper shows that automation initially spurred job growth because demand was highly elastic. But demand later became satiated, leading to job losses. A simple model explains why this pattern might be common, suggesting that today’s technologies may cause […]

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us

guest column:David Mhlanga

MANY commentators, researchers and economists the world over are increasingly talking about the potential impact of the fourth industrial revolution. Researchers are fully admitting to the fact that the fourth industrial revolution is changing how we live and work, how the economy works and countries are governed.

The Citi and Oxford University in 2016 estimated that 57% of jobs across the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development community are at risk of automation and the Financial Times reported in 2016 that between 2000 and 2010, of all the jobs lost in the United States, over 85% were […]

Higher Ed Employment in a “World Without Work”

Higher Ed Employment in a

A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond by Daniel Susskind

Published in January of 2020.

In A World Without Work , Daniel Susskind takes the heretical position (for an economist) that the robots are poised to take our jobs. For Susskind, this jobless future is inevitable and will arrive within the next few decades.No doubt that many of you are already sympathetic to the world without work thesis. Or, if you are a card-carrying economist, skeptical of claims of a future of technologically driven unemployment.Susskind has spent a decade thinking of nothing much but […]

These are the most sought after skills worldwide, according to LinkedIn

These are the most sought after skills worldwide, according to LinkedIn

Blockchain, analytical thinking and cloud computing are the most sought after skills worldwide, according to LinkedIn, a professional networking site.

The social media platform said the rapid technological advances offer opportunities for professionals in the field of artificial intelligence and scientific computing.

And the massive spread of customer data drives demand for employees who can analyze and interpret tons of information.According to Sean Gallagher, director of the Swinburne University New Work Center, workers will need both technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills to be successful in their future jobs.“In order for workers to succeed in a digitally changing workplace, i.e. in […]

A.I. is transforming the job interview—and everything after

A.I. is transforming the job interview—and everything after

In his Amsterdam offices, about an hour’s drive from his company’s largest non-American ketchup factory, Pieter Schalkwijk spends his days crunching data about his colleagues. And trying to recruit more: As head of Kraft Heinz’s talent acquisition for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Schalkwijk is responsible for finding the right additions to his region’s 5,600-person team. The games were cognitive and behavioral tests developed by startup Pymetrics , which uses artificial intelligence to assess the personality traits of job candidates. One game asked players to inflate balloons by tapping their keyboard space bar, collecting (fake) money for each […]

Daniel Susskind: ‘Automation of jobs is one of the greatest questions of our time’

Daniel Susskind: ‘Automation of jobs is one of the greatest questions of our time’

Daniel Susskind is an economist and fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He has held policy roles in the Blair and Cameron governments. His new book, A World Without Work , explores how society should respond to the increasing automation of employment.

This isn’t an unexplored topic, so why did you write this book?
My view is that this is one of the greatest questions of our time. And in spite of everything that has been written, I didn’t feel like we had done the question justice. I don’t think we’re taking seriously this idea that there might not […]

Robots Could Make Work Harder for Employees

The rise of e-commerce has led to the development of technology designed to boost productivity and enhance worker safety. However, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois, there are also some drawbacks to the emerging technology. Although artificial intelligence (AI) may not leave warehouse workers jobless, it could make their jobs harder.

Warehouse Work Automation
Online retailers have changed the marketplace, allowing consumers from all over the world to purchase goods online and have them delivered to their door. Over the last few years, this burgeoning field has caused a steady increase in U.S. warehouse […]

Male workers suffered the most from the recession of production, according to a new report

Male workers suffered the most from the recession of production, according to a new report

Men’s wages fell in cities in Southwestern Ontario over a 15-year period around the last recession, and the number of employed men decreased, new federal figures show.

Male employees in London saw an average wage decrease of one percent from 2000 to 2015, while male employees in non-production centers in Canada saw an average wage increase of 13 percent over the same period, Rene Morissette, a senior economist at Statistics Canada, said Thursday.

In addition, the number of men working full-time in the same period fell 8.5 percent. The number of men working in the industry fell by 5.2 percent, he […]