Most people would feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than losing out to another person

Most people would feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than losing out to another person

Most people feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than they do about losing out to another person, survey reveals

A examine of 300 people says most people would somewhat lose their job to a robotic

When it got here to different people’s jobs, people say they like human alternative The discrepancy could have to do with people’s self-reflection Emotions of inadequacy have been extra widespread with human alternative The examine may assist assess the psychological affect of automation Hundreds of thousands of jobs will possible be automated all through the following 20 […]

Quad-Cities population loss is a decades-old problem that lacks a single cause, or solution

Quad-Cities population loss is a decades-old problem that lacks a single cause, or solution

Herbert Hall Sr. helped build the first tractor at the Farmall Plant; Herbert Hall Jr. worked on the last and drove it off the line Tuesday, May 14, 1985. Since 1990, the Quad-Cities metro area has lost 5,400 manufacturing jobs, or about a fifth of the manufacturing jobs that existed in 1990, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nationally, manufacturing has been hit even harder. Since 2000, U.S. manufacturing employment has dropped 27%, according to BLS data . And though recent months have been better for manufacturing, the industry still lags behind its heyday.

“Far more people are […]

Most people feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than they do about losing out to another person, survey reveals

Most people feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than they do about losing out to another person, survey reveals

Losing a job is never easy on the mind, but according to a recent study, the psychological severity may depend on exactly who — or what — is doing the usurping.

According to researchers at the Technical University of Munich in Germany , most people would prefer to lose their own jobs to a robot as opposed to a human.

In a study , researchers asked 300 people their preferences on losing professional roles — both their own or a co-workers — to either robots or humans. A new study says that workers would rather have their jobs replace by […]

Letter to the editor: Reader’s thoughts on ‘Universal Basic Income’

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is promoting the idea of a “Universal Basic Income” or UBI, also known as the “Freedom Dividend.” There was recently a book along these lines called “Give People Money” by Annie Lowrey.

This is basically the correct answer to many of our problems. Because of automation, computers, robots, artificial intelligence, etc., workers are being replaced by machines. There is ultimately no other way to keep people alive in such a world, except to give them money.

There was an article recently called “Fed chairman now fears too-low inflation.” The article makes a special point of what […]

INFOGRAPHIC: The Jobs Most At-Risk of Being Lost to AI and Automation

INFOGRAPHIC: The Jobs Most At-Risk of Being Lost to AI and Automation

The robotic revolution is set to cause the biggest transformation in the world’s workforce since the industrial revolution

With pioneering advances in technology many jobs that weren’t considered ripe for automation suddenly are. RS Components have used PWC and ONS Data to reveal how many jobs per sector are at risk of being taken by robots by 2030, a mere 11 years away. Did you think you were exempt from the robot revolution?

The top three sectors who are most exposed to the threats of robots are: chefs and catering industry with 54 percent risk of automation; arts, entertainment and […]

U.S. Employees’ Perspectives on the Jobs Most at Risk from Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

Opinion survey from Genesys flags manufacturing, retail, telemarketing and data entry positions as most likely to be impacted by AI

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A new survey finds U.S. workers believe jobs in Manufacturing (43%), Retail/Checkout Clerks (40%), Telemarketers (38%) and in Data Entry (37%) are the most likely to shrink due to the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI). However, two-thirds (67%) of respondents say they are not afraid that AI/bots will replace their own jobs within the next 10 years.

These findings stem from research sponsored by Genesys® ( www.genesys.com ), the global leader in omnichannel […]

Making Technology Work for Workers

Making Technology Work for Workers

alashi/Getty Images For workers, coping with the rapid technology-driven transformation of labor markets, without sacrificing dignity, autonomy, or ambition, will require a combination of economic mobility and financial security that can be delivered through a new kind of social safety net – one that puts benefits squarely in the hands of the individual.

NEW YORK – As technological innovation transforms our economies, workers all over the world are doing whatever it takes – whether crossing borders, changing jobs, or starting businesses – for a chance to thrive. Yet, social safety nets have been much slower to change, meaning that workers […]

Don’t Fear Automation

Don't Fear Automation

The continued automation of society through the future deployment of AI and advanced robotics will deeply impact your future.

But the narrative that your job will be replaced by a robot — or you won’t be able to find a job in the future because of automation — is so over-exaggerated that it’s mostly false. The Robots Are Coming! The Robots Are Coming!

Fears of a large-scale robo-replacement have become policy builders for political brands across the entire spectrum and clickbait fodder for everyone from The Wall Street Journal to two-bit bloggers.Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang is building his main […]

Technology may not create inequality, but it certainly enables it to thrive

Technology may not create inequality, but it certainly enables it to thrive

Here is one of the great paradoxes of our time. The world is dominated by a few corporations that are among the most profitable companies in the history of capitalism. In the US (the home of these giants) and in the UK (an enthusiastic vassal state), parts of the economy are booming and employment is at record levels. And yet, in the middle of this astonishing prosperity, inequality is at levels not seen since the period before the first world war . In the US, the share of total income going to the top 1% of the population is […]

Dole official urges agriculture workers to shift to manufacturing

Dole official urges agriculture workers to shift to manufacturing

AN OFFICIAL of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) urged workers in the agriculture sector to consider shifting to the manufacturing industry, saying that the next industrial revolution is already near.

In an interview, Dole Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) Director, Dominique Tutay, said it would be better if agricultural workers would start changing their mindset towards work.

"There may already be a need to transition from agricultural to manufacturing by using the agri-business concept and high value chains," said Tutay.She said such a shift is necessary as the agricultural sector is projected to have the highest probability of automation […]