Tag: Technical

Leveraging Tech for the Re-Industrializing of America

Leveraging Tech for the Re-Industrializing of America

As far back as the 1980s, there was a great deal of public handwringing over a development that became known as the “hollowing out” of America’s economy. This meant that the country’s manufacturing sector was deteriorating because companies were opting to shift their production to low-wage factories overseas, leaving the nation without robust production capabilities while posing a threat to full employment.

That phenomenon was not unique to the United States. Japan and other developed countries also followed a similar shift of production to emerging countries where labor costs were a fraction of what was being paid at home. After […]

‘Judge, a robot stole my job’ – Spain’s courts take on automation in the workplace

‘Judge, a robot stole my job’ – Spain’s courts take on automation in the workplace

A robot serves a coffee at the 2019 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Cecilia had been working as an accounting officer at a hotel in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria for 13 years when she was fired by her company. The reason for the sacking was the purchase of a new computer system capable of doing all her work and that of her team without stopping even for a break. This is not an isolated case. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), half of all jobs in Spain are at risk of disappearing or of […]

How robotics and automation could create new jobs in the new normal

How robotics and automation could create new jobs in the new normal

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Depending on who you ask, AI and automation will either destroy jobs or create new ones . In reality, a greater push toward automation will probably both kill and create jobs — human workers will become redundant in certain spheres, sure, but many new roles will likely crop up. A report last year from PA Consulting, titled “ People and machines: From hype to reality ,” supports this assertion, predicting that AI and automation will lead to a net gain in job numbers. This is pretty much in line with findings from The Organization for Economic […]

AI won’t replace humans, just like computers didn’t

Experts are confident that artificial intelligence will operate hand in hand with humans in the workplace, not take their jobs.

With everything else that’s been going on in our busy lives, it’s been easy for humans to forget about the oncoming technological storm. As automation creeps into factories, workplaces and homes, artificial intelligence is making itself part of day-to-day life in numerous industries. Already deployed in devices used by three-quarters of global consumers, self-learning machines are observing the way we live, and copying the way we complete tasks.

In many ways, we’re already letting the machines take over…Should we fear this […]

Jobs that might not exist in 50 years

Jobs that might not exist in 50 years

ery, thousands of jobs are unlikely to ever return. Whether that’s because In a 2016 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Steven Greenhouse (labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times from 1995 to 2014) predicted that the rise of automated cars will erase 5 million American jobs. Few are expected to be hit harder than taxi drivers, who face unemployment not only from driverless vehicles, but also from ridesharing apps like Uber. Forbes reported on a study that suggests many cabbies will be forced to join the enemy, and become Uber drivers themselves. As early as 2016, […]

Jobs that might not exist in 50 years

Jobs that might not exist in 50 years

With more than 40 million Americans unemployed amid the coronavirus pandemic, there are thousands of jobs unlikely to ever return. Whether that’s because businesses will ultimately shutter (or permanently reduce staff) or industries will be reinvented, there are myriad unknowns when trying to chart projections for the economic future of the U.S. economy. A paper released in May 2020 by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago projected that 42% of layoffs caused by the pandemic will be permanent .

In addition to fewer jobs being available in certain sectors, other employment sectors as a whole are at […]

High demand for robotics skills in post-Corona recovery

High demand for robotics skills in post-Corona recovery

By 2022, an operational stock of almost four million industrial robots are expected to work in factories worldwide. These robots will play a vital role in automating production to speed up the post-Corona economy.

Robots are driving demand for skilled workers, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), and so educational systems must effectively adjust to this demand.

IFR President Milton Guerry said: “Governments and companies around the globe now need to focus on providing the right skills necessary to work with robots and intelligent automation systems. This is important to take maximum advantage of the opportunities that these technologies […]

Post-Corona Recovery: High demand for “Robotics Skills”

Post-Corona Recovery: High demand for “Robotics Skills”

By 2022, an o perational stock of almost 4 million industrial robots are expected to work in factories worldwide. These robots will play a vital role in automating production to speed up the post-Corona economy. At the same time, robots are driving demand for skilled workers. Educational systems must effectively adjust to this demand, says the International Federation of Robotics.

“Governments and companies around the globe now need to focus on providing the right skills necessary to work with robots and intelligent automation systems,” says Milton Guerry, President of the International Federation of Robotics . “This is important to […]

Increasing Automation Provides Scope for RPA Jobs

Increasing Automation Provides Scope for RPA Jobs

Robotic process automation (RPA) today is progressing rapidly in practically all the fields, not in a minute but every second. With this quick advancement in technology, huge development has been seen worldwide in the automation industry. The use of automation tools is in constant development and it is anticipated for more growth in the future.

The robotic process automation is one of the major transformations in the automation industry, and it is likely to reach higher potential concerning utilization and staff performance in the upcoming year. Robotic process automation especially focuses on the process automation of those enterprises which are […]

Report: Wide use of self-driving vehicles ‘at least’ a decade away

Report: Wide use of self-driving vehicles ‘at least’ a decade away

Driverless vehicles will take at least ten years to deploy over large areas, and adoption will occur at different rates across the country, according to an MIT research brief .

“We expect that fully automated driving will be restricted to limited geographic regions and climates for at least the next decade,” the authors write.

The brief, released Wednesday, was published by a university task force created two years ago to examine the future of work during an “age of innovation.”As such, a significant portion of the report is dedicated to the jobs impact of autonomous deployment, an impact the authors state […]