Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

Why ‘duty of care’ is vital when adopting automation

Why ‘duty of care’ is vital when adopting automation

Thomas Deegan, senior health and safety consultant and program manager at EHS Mackin. Image: Marie Keating Thomas Deegan of EHS Mackin discusses the Irish sectors that are embracing robotics, the importance of a proactive approach to risk and the danger of staff bypassing safety procedures when they’re under pressure. Click here for the full Automation Week series. Automation comes in all shapes and sizes, from automated tasks on a computer to advanced robots working in warehouses, but progress can bring its own challenges.

While making a site more automated can improve productivity for a business, there are various health and […]

OpenAI CTO says AI may fill some creative industry jobs that were replaceable

OpenAI CTO says AI may fill some creative industry jobs that were replaceable

An OpenAI executive says while generative artificial intelligence (AI) could replace some jobs in creative fields, some of those roles may have been replaceable or unnecessary to begin with.

OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati told Dartmouth University’s engineering department earlier this month she thinks generative AI will primarily be a complementary tool for the creative industry but that some roles could be eliminated.

"I think it’s really going to be a collaborative tool, especially in the creative spaces," Murati said. "Some creative jobs maybe will go away, but maybe they shouldn’t have been there in the first place."I really believe […]

Taiwan companies see AI wiping out nearly one-third of jobs: survey

Taiwan companies see AI wiping out nearly one-third of jobs: survey

Local companies believe that nearly a third of all job opportunities will vanish in 10 years due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a survey released by online job bank yes123 on Tuesday.

In the survey of 1,016 companies on the labor market’s third quarter outlook, the job bank focused in part on AI’s impact on workers and asked companies what percentage of jobs they felt would be lost to AI’s round-the-clock productivity and high-speed computing prowess.

Respondents felt on average that 29.2 percent of job opportunities would be lost to AI over the next 10 years, but […]

3D AI, Robotics, and Immersive Reality Brighten Manufacturing’s Future

3D AI, Robotics, and Immersive Reality Brighten Manufacturing’s Future

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Modern robots are more intelligent, flexible, and perform complex tasks with greater precision.

VR and AR give manufacturers new ways to train employees, conduct maintenance, and enhance overall operational efficiency. 3D AI is revolutionizing the design and production of prosthetics and implants. A new wave of technology is ramping up the intelligence of manufacturing. The emerging tools offer production advantages across multiple industries, from medical to retail. The technology company, GridRaster is leveraging several these advancements, from immersive XR interfaces to artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud […]

Walmart says automating its warehouses will actually give workers longer careers

Walmart says automating its warehouses will actually give workers longer careers

Warehouse work is physically taxing , with employees moving thousands of pounds per day.

As Walmart automates distribution centers, new robots and forklifts are lightening the load.

CFO John David Rainey says Walmart’s labor-saving automation may add a decade to workers’ careers. Warehouse work is one of the most physically taxing jobs in the digital age.That intensity has been well documented at Amazon , and now increasingly at Walmart as the world’s largest retailer beefs up its e-commerce operation."So you take a distribution center today, one of our associates is walking up to 10 miles a […]

Apple Ramps Up Automation for iPhone Production: Could Impact 50% of Jobs in Coming Years!

Apple Ramps Up Automation for iPhone Production: Could Impact 50% of Jobs in Coming Years!

As the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and robots accelerates across industries, concerns about job displacement have become increasingly prevalent. In a bold move to enhance efficiency and reduce dependency on manual labor, Apple is reportedly accelerating its automation for iPhone manufacturing.

According to The Information , the Cupertino giant aims to slash the workforce on iPhone final assembly lines by as much as 50% in the coming years. This strategic shift follows several incidents , including worker protests in China, and is in line with Apple’s strategy to broaden its manufacturing footprint beyond China. A Multi-Faceted Decision

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Robots steal jobs from unions

Automation has had a greater impact on employment in sectors where union representation was stronger. A Bocconi University study highlights the decline in Italy’s unionization rate and warns that “Unless the trend is reversed, social cohesion is at risk

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Collective bargaining is a fundamental pillar of the European social model. In Italy, over the decades, unions have ensured wage increases commensurate with productivity growth and a gradual improvement in working conditions. Today, however, they are in decline: in 20 years, according to a Bocconi University, Milan, study , the unionization rate has been declining from 30 percent to about […]

The Future of Work: How Automation Impacts Job Markets in 2024

Guwahati, June 26: In simple terms, automation refers to the use of technology and machines to perform activities done by humans. Humans were formerly responsible for these duties; however, automation has revitalized how businesses work. Machines performing human duties have helped to revolutionize almost every sector of the entertainment sphere. Although automation in the world economy has been a prominent topic of debate since the Industrial Revolution it has been an ever-present entity in the global market. It has gained more prominence in recent years.

Sectors including manufacturing, transportation, finance, retail, healthcare, and education, among many others, have seen an […]

Robots steal jobs from unions—study shows decline in unionizations

Robots steal jobs from unions—study shows decline in unionizations

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Collective bargaining is a fundamental pillar of the European social model. In Italy, over the decades, unions have ensured wage increases commensurate with productivity growth and a gradual improvement in working conditions. Today, however, they are in decline.

In 20 years, according to a Bocconi University, Milan, study , the unionization rate has been declining from 30% to about 12%. Fewer members means less bargaining power, hence less protection at a time in history when the challenges of technological development would, on the contrary, require greater worker protection in the face of shrinking employment in some […]

Navigating AI: The Future Of Work

Navigating AI: The Future Of Work

Martin Taylor is the Deputy CEO and co-founder of Content Guru . getty During periods of extreme technological advancement, fears of mass unemployment have often accompanied the ground-breaking innovations of the day. From the creation of early agricultural machinery to the emergence of computers (in a time when "computer" was some people’s job title), each new wave of transformational invention has sparked concerns about job displacement, and it is no different when we look at the growth of artificial intelligence (AI). It is at once estimated that up to one-third of all jobs could be at risk of automation […]