Tag: Technology

England: Legal sector could shed tens of thousands of jobs with AI take-up

England: Legal sector could shed tens of thousands of jobs with AI take-up

Increased take-up of artificial intelligence technology in the legal sector could put tens of thousands of paralegals and other support staff out of a job, according to research published by the Law Society of England and Wales .

The legal regulator commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) to analyse the size and shape of the legal sector workforce and model changes to the occupational structure in legal services due to increased demand and productivity.

The Law Society has estimated a four per cent decline in the number of people working in the legal profession by 2027, but the IES says […]

Why humans remain at the core of good security operations

Why humans remain at the core of good security operations

The frenetic pace at which artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced in the past few years has begun to have transformative effects across a wide variety of fields. Coupled with an increasingly (inter)-connected world in which cyberattacks occur with alarming frequency and scale, it is no wonder that the field of cybersecurity has turned its eye to AI and machine learning (ML) in order to detect and defend against adversaries. The use of AI in cybersecurity not only expands the scope of what a single security expert is able to monitor, but importantly, it also enables the discovery of attacks […]

The decimation of “pink-collar” office jobs

The decimation of

Office jobs for women are disappearing

CBSN Live Office jobs for women are disappearing

11h ago 01:32 buttons/button-playertray-rightbuttons/button-playertray-right Secretaries are projected to suffer the biggest job losses of any profession over the next decade. "Pink-collar" jobs, long a stepping stone into the middle class for many women, are increasingly being handled by technology. Globally, some 160 million women may need to find new occupations because of the impact of automation, McKinsey found.Changes in the nature of office work are hitting middle-class women, with about 500,000 office and administrative jobs in the U.S. expected to vanish by 2026. […]

Chatbots spotlight machine learning’s trillion-dollar potential

Chatbots spotlight machine learning’s trillion-dollar potential

The global industry potential of artificial intelligence is well-documented, yet the vision of this AI future is uncertain.

AI and automation trends are generating significant debate among economists and governments, particularly around employment impact and uncertain social outcomes. The mainstream attention is warranted. According to PwC, AI “could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030 , more than the current output of China and India combined.”

AI is at a crossroads, and its long-term outlook is still hotly debated. Despite social media giants, automotive companies and numerous other industries investing hundreds of billions of dollars in AI, […]

Controlling the effects of AI on work and inequality

Controlling the effects of AI on work and inequality

Christian Kellermann and Mareike Winkler open a Social Europe series on artificial intelligence, arguing that regulation will be needed to ensure prosperity for all. Christian Kellermann What will be the effects of the digital transformation on jobs? Job creation outnumbering digital job destruction is part and parcel of standard artificial-intelligence (AI) prophecy. But the extent to which work tasks are upgraded—rather than downgraded or even replaced—is determined by at least two dimensions: the technical side and the work aspect.

Today, in the production and service sectors ‘digitalisation’ in most cases means the use of smartphones and tablets. These devices undoubtedly […]

Walmart is testing out delivering groceries with self-driving cars. Are jobs under threat?

Walmart is testing out delivering groceries with self-driving cars. Are jobs under threat?

Robots could change the grocery game for good.

If you get your groceries at Walmart, you might soon be able to get them delivered via self-driving car. Walmart announced Tuesday it is testing out delivering groceries in Houston in collaboration with the autonomous vehicle maker Nuro.

Walmart, which is the based in Bentonville, Arkansas and is the world’s largest employer behind the United States and Chinese militaries, currently has the option to get your groceries delivered from 1,600 of its stores in the United States. This current delivery program employs over 50,000 personal shoppers, but their futures could be uncertain […]

The role of technology in employment

The role of technology in employment

Representative image Rachit Mathur

By 2022, WEF expects that job losses due to technology will diminish from 31 percent to 21 percent, a 10 percent decay.

Popular expressions, for example, Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Machine Learning and so forth are humming around businesses and crosswise over geologies for quite a while. While these mechanical progressions guarantee a dreamlike future, forecast of a loss of employment because of human substitution is likewise anticipated. Experts contend that while technology will replace semi and unskilled employments, it also will proclaim another period of creative, innovative jobs.Technology intercession is inescapable in any circle. […]

How technology can be used as a catalyst for development

How technology can be used as a catalyst for development

In this century, the power of technology is not only evident, but also undeniable. Technology’s power keeps increasing as new innovations keep rising day by day, and if it is used right, technology has the power to be a catalyst for change, bringing development to both nations and individuals.

While some people fear this immense power of tech, some are actually investing big bucks in it. People are working day and night to innovate new technologies. Although we are still a bit behind with the technological transformations, many Tanzanians are now waking up and engaging much more in the development […]

Testing the Automation Revolution Hypothesis

Date Written: December 9, 2019 Abstract

Recently, many have predicted an imminent automation revolution, and large resulting job losses. Others have created metrics to predict new patterns in job automation vulnerability. As context to such claims, we test basic theory, two vulnerability metrics, and 251 O*NET job features as predictors of 1505 expert reports regarding automation levels in 832 U.S. job types from 1999 to 2019.

We find that pay, employment, and vulnerability metrics are predictive (R2~0.15), but add little to the top 25 O*NET job features, which together predict far better (R2~0.55). These best predictors seem understandable in terms […]

What Do AI and Automation Changes Mean for Your Job?

What Do AI and Automation Changes Mean for Your Job?

MIT AI and the Work of the Future Congress AI and computer technology in general is certain to have a huge impact on the future of work, and rather than replacing jobs, technology is much more likely to change them. But the big concern is not the quantity of jobs, but rather the quality of the jobs in the future, particularly for less educated workers.

That was the big message from MIT’s AI and the Work of the Future Congress held a couple of weeks ago. Most participants seemed more upbeat about the possibilities than they were a few years […]