Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

‘AI’ to hit hardest in U.S. heartland and among less-skilled: study

'AI' to hit hardest in U.S. heartland and among less-skilled: study

FILE PHOTO: Jean Pierre "JP" Bolat demonstrates Movia Robotics educational software for children with autism on an Avatarmind iPal robot during the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Midwestern states hit hardest by job automation in recent decades, places that were pivotal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s election, will be under the most pressure again as advances in artificial intelligence reshape the workplace, according to a new study by Brookings Institution researchers.

The spread of computer-driven technology into middle-wage jobs like trucking, construction, and office work, and some lower-skilled […]

Why Wall Street Wants You to Fear AI

Why Wall Street Wants You to Fear AI

"we are inclined to believe that AI is the most powerful, far reaching job killer to ever have roamed the planet," writes Leopold. "But it isn’t." Goldman Sachs , the infamous Wall Street “vampire squid” (aptly so dubbed by Matt Taibbi), wants to scare the hell out of us. It reports that more than 300 million jobs worldwide could be affected negatively by artificial intelligence programs and that “roughly two-thirds of U.S. occupations are exposed to some degree of automation by AI.”

How convenient! Wall Street is off the hook. They aren’t job killers – AI is. And there’s not […]

Justin Trudeau Has a Plan to Save Jobs From Automation

Justin Trudeau Has a Plan to Save Jobs From Automation

Justin Trudeau Has a Plan to Save Jobs From Automation Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing his country to deal with the challenges new technologies place on the workforce.

The rise of artificial intelligence technologies has made it easier for companies like Google goog to automatically identify cats in photos. But as cutting-edge AI technologies amplify automation, people are increasingly worried that powerful software will replace the need for human workers .

Earlier this week, Trudeau addressed the subject of automation and labor on the question-and-answer website Quora and explained some of his ideas to help Canadian citizens keep their […]

Is your job at risk from AI? Nvidia’s CEO predicts the future of humans in the workplace

Is your job at risk from AI? Nvidia’s CEO predicts the future of humans in the workplace

jensen huang Nvidia ceo Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, opinions expressed below belong solely to the author.

In the latest episode of CBS’ 60 Minutes, Bill Whitaker spends time with and interviews the superstar CEO of the AI era, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, who showcased the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) today and gave us hints about its future.

Among them, he weighed in on the topic that most people are concerned about: will AI make us all jobless? “I’ve never seen one company… …that had earnings increase and not hire more people” , said the Nvidia founder in […]

How 10 AI-impacted jobs are projected to grow

How 10 AI-impacted jobs are projected to grow

Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock How 10 AI-impacted jobs are projected to grow

An employee uses a tablet computer in system control monitoring center.

The rise of artificial intelligence has inspired widespread fears that intelligent machines might displace human work. A 2021 report from the National Bureau of Economic Research found automation was responsible for 50-70% of the decline in U.S. wages since 1980.A 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics report identified 10 occupations facing a high risk of automation —yet BLS data additionally shows approximately 447,000 new jobs will be created by 2032 in those same 10 occupations. Revelo used BLS data […]

AI Will Enhance Your Job, Not Take It

AI Will Enhance Your Job, Not Take It

Leon Gordon is a leader in data analytics, a current Microsoft MVP based in the U.K. and a CEO at Onyx Data . getty Artificial intelligence could take as many as 300 million full-time jobs by 2035. If you’re worried AI might put your position on the automation chopping block, you are not alone. More than half of American workers are concerned they could lose their jobs to AI.

But are these fears and predictions well founded? As an expert in data analytics and AI, I disagree with the warnings of impending employment doom. I think that AI is going […]

AI to the rescue of SA’s floundering manufacturing sector

AI to the rescue of SA’s floundering manufacturing sector

Smart utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) could go a long way towards the resuscitation of large sections of South Africa’s moribund manufacturing sector. By using advanced AI to boost human productivity (instead of focusing on mechanisation and digitisation), the manufacturing industry can capitalise on South Africa’s unique intersection of technology and labour availability, improving the sector, the economy – and returning to being highly competitive in the global market.

That’s the view of Peter Reid, CEO at visionAI, who emphasises that the kind of AI needed does not necessarily involve automation with the potential this holds for job losses.

On the […]

How 10 AI-impacted jobs are projected to grow

How 10 AI-impacted jobs are projected to grow

Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock The rise of artificial intelligence has inspired widespread fears that intelligent machines might displace human work. A 2021 report from the National Bureau of Economic Research found automation was responsible for 50-70% of the decline in U.S. wages since 1980.

A 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics report identified 10 occupations facing a high risk of automation —yet BLS data additionally shows approximately 447,000 new jobs will be created by 2032 in those same 10 occupations.

Revelo used BLS data to identify projected growth in each of these 10 occupations, compiling the updated employment projections for those jobs.Occupations […]

AI: Evolution over elimination in Malaysian jobs – Expert

AI: Evolution over elimination in Malaysian jobs - Expert

Focus Photo for illustration purpose only. – Photo by 123RF SHAH ALAM – The imminent surge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionise Malaysia’s job market, with certain sectors bracing for more profound impacts than others.

Among the industries expected to undergo significant transformation are manufacturing, logistics, customer service, and finance.

Speaking to Sinar Daily, Universiti Selangor (Unisel) Head of Communication Department Munirah Ilias said that AI-driven automation is set to replace repetitive tasks in factories, while AI-powered logistics systems will streamline delivery and inventory management."In customer service, the integration of chatbots is projected to handle a larger volume of […]

The Luddite Movement’s Bloody Origins

The Luddite Movement’s Bloody Origins

The original Luddites didn’t resist all new technology on principle. They were 19th-century textile workers who stormed mills and destroyed the machinery that threatened to replace them. Rawfords Mill near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, was a target of the Luddite movement. / Hulton Archive/GettyImages In the modern era, Luddites are mainly defined by what they don’t do. Your friend who stays off social media, doesn’t own a television, and can only be reached through their landline may identify as a Luddite. Before the term came to describe someone who shows disdain for new technology, it was the name of a political […]