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Booming logistics sector raises hopes for tech workforce

Booming logistics sector raises hopes for tech workforce

NEW DELHI: The e-commerce boom, grant of infrastructure status, the digital revolution and unprecedented growth of mobile phone ownership in India have collectively given a strong push to the logistics industry in India. Additionally, automation and implementation of new-age technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics have also played a vital role in the massive transformation of the sector.
The unprecedented growth in the logistics industry has fuelled the demand for skilled labour such as vehicle drivers, device operators, back-end customer service providers, programmers, machine engineers, optimised route developers etc. The arrival of tech-focused logistics start-ups have […]

The new spirit of postcapitalism

The new spirit of postcapitalism

Capitalism emerged in the interstices of feudalism and Paul Mason finds a prefiguring of postcapitalism in the lifeworld of the contemporary European city. Raval, Barcelona, March 2019. The streets are full of young people (and not just students)—sitting, sipping drinks, gazing more at laptops than into each other’s eyes, talking quietly about politics, making art, looking cool.

A time traveller from their grandparents’ youth might ask: when is lunchtime over? But it’s never over because for many networked people it never really begins. In the developed world, large parts of urban reality look like Woodstock in permanent session—but what is […]

Nearly half of all Erie jobs will be disrupted by automation, tech – GoErie.com

Nearly half of all Erie jobs will be disrupted by automation, tech – GoErie.com

According to a Brookings Institution study, “Some of the most vulnerable jobs are those in office administration, production, transportation and food preparation.” EDINBORO — It was 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday and 11 people were checking out at the same time at the Walmart store in Washington Township.

But only three cashiers were handling the task of scanning the flow of bagged oranges, paper towels, cat food, socks, and other items. At eight other registers, shoppers were scanning their own orders.

That scene, perhaps more than robotized assembly lines, might represent the most recognizable face of workplace automation in Erie County.A recent […]

Robots invade foodie San Francisco, promising low prices, tasty meals and cheap labor

Robots invade foodie San Francisco, promising low prices, tasty meals and cheap labor

San Francisco restaurants like Creator are leaning on automation to create low cost food. This could be an issue for humans as robots take over jobs. USA TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO — The lunchtime line is out the door at Creator, a recent addition to this city’s hip downtown foodie scene.

But the chef here has no Michelin stars, no attitude and no heart. Because the chef is a robot.Steak, tomatoes, onions, buns and condiments get loaded into an ingenious machine, and a freshly ground, gourmet hamburger rolls out. Long known as a hotbed of hand crafted foods, some San Francisco restaurants […]

The Curious Task: The Automation Problem

The Curious Task: The Automation Problem

[Fair warning, this post is a bit long. This is a transcription from a Podcast Episode. If the post is a bit long for your tastes, please consider listening to the podcast episode instead.] Does automation kill jobs?

Since 1900, Manufacturing and Agriculture jobs have diminished a great deal. Using a measurement of total US employment, we can observe there has been damage to employment in these industries. Agriculture went from almost 40% in 1900, to less than 2% by 2010. Manufacturing from 25% in 1900, to just under 10% in 2010.

While automation is not responsible for the total […]

Report: Toledo area most vulnerable to automation in employment

Report: Toledo area most vulnerable to automation in employment

It seems safe to predict tractor-trailers will continue hauling the country’s goods across interstate highways in the near future.

Trucking veteran Ed Nagle, however, goes a step further. Even as autonomous vehicle technology advances and shapes the future economy, he expects a human will occupy big-rig driver’s seats for at least a decade to come.

“I tell people, when you’re ready to send your family up in an airplane without a pilot, then people will start to look at the possibility of an 80,000-pound vehicle going down the road unmanned,” said Mr. Nagle, president and CEO at Nagle Companies of Walbridge. […]

Manufacturing Loses 6,000 Jobs in March, Paced by Motor Vehicles

Manufacturing Loses 6,000 Jobs in March, Paced by Motor Vehicles

U.S. manufacturing lost 6,000 jobs in March, led by job cuts in the motorized vehicles and parts sector.

The motorized vehicle category lost 6,300 jobs last month, according to a breakdown by industry sector issued today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That caused the overall transportation category to decline by 4,500 jobs.

U.S. deliveries of cars and light trucks are softening after four consecutive years with sales of 17 million vehicles or more. Sales of cars have been plunging as consumers move to crossovers and SUVs. That market trend claimed one victim when General Motors Co. idled its Lordstown, […]

Opinion: Is automation the end of employment?

Opinion: Is automation the end of employment?

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We live in a time where robots not only manufacture materials we use every day, but operate them as well. Even fields that were thought to be immune, such as law or software engineering, are beginning to see the implementation of AI for some of the tasks involved.

To many, this is seen as nothing less than a crisis. A study conducted by Udemy in 2017 showed that the number one stress trigger for 43 percent of workers is being replaced by artificial intelligence.For those in that 43 percent, you may be relieved to know that your stress […]

A UTOMATION AND JOBS: Labour-saving technologies can boost employment [read]

The policy challenge posed by new labour-saving technology is not mass unemployment but how to help workers to make the transition from industries, occupations and regions where automation has destroyed jobs to those where jobs have been created. That is the central conclusion of new research by James Bessen. His study notes that while many people associate automation with a large-scale loss of jobs, as in many of today’s manufacturing industries, in the early years of the cotton textile, primary steel and automotive industries, employment grew strongly along with automation for many decades (see Figure 1 ). The key […]

In a new book, Salman Anees Soz lists four key policymaking principles to tackle unemployment

In a new book, Salman Anees Soz lists four key policymaking principles to tackle unemployment

Workers at a MNREGA construction site. | HT Photo When the next government takes over, it will have to attend to multiple challenges. Before we discuss those, however, we need to talk about an overarching challenge that is at the heart of any discussion involving India’s future – employment generation.

If the economy produces the kinds of decent jobs that Indian youth are struggling to find right now, the ramifications will be massive and positive. India could end extreme poverty, reduce inequality and achieve upper-middle-income country status. The table below provides the World Bank’s income classification. India’s gross national income […]