Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

South African youth think machines will take their jobs, but don’t want to learn to code

South African youth think machines will take their jobs, but don’t want to learn to code

Vodafone has published the results of a study it commissioned into the attitudes of youth about skills, employment, and the economy.

YouGov conducted the research, interviewing 18 to 24 year-olds across 15 countries – including South Africa.

There were 504 respondents from South Africa, who were mainly from Gauteng.57% said they received inadequate or no career advice at all while at school or university, which was better than the average for all 15 countries (67%).Of those who received career advice, 46% said it focused purely on traditional jobs, such as accountants, lawyers, doctors, and mechanics.Only 17% said they were advised about […]

How will automation affect the global workforce?

How will automation affect the global workforce?

Robots weld vehicle panels at the Nissan Sunderland Plant in North East England. Forecasting the effect of automation on the global workforce is difficult. Oli Scarff/AFP Predicting the course of technological progress is extremely difficult.

Just because worries about human obsolescence ultimately turned out to be misplaced in the Industrial Revolution doesn’t mean that the same happy result must necessarily prevail this time around. So the persistent question about artificial intelligence – or “robots” in common parlance – is whether they will make human workers obsolete.

Already, occupations that employ very large numbers of people, such as commercial trucking, are under […]

Insight: Is NZ Ready for Artificial Intelligence?

Insight: Is NZ Ready for Artificial Intelligence?

Dire warnings have been made about the impact of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation on jobs and society. But after being flagged for years, what steps have New Zealand and New Zealanders taken to be ready? New Zealanders are used to the idea of automation and industrial robots in manufacturing and some homes have those disc shaped vacuum cleaners roaming the house of their own volition in order to keep everything spick and span. Many people have exchanged messages with chat bots online in order to get a few questions answered. But a New Zealand company, Soul Machines, has […]

How will automation affect jobs, skills, and wages?

How will automation affect jobs, skills, and wages?

As the nature of work changes with automation, millions of people may need to switch occupations and acquire new skills.

Automation will displace many jobs over the next ten to 15 years, but many others will be created and even more will change. Jobs of the future will use different skills and may have higher educational requirements. In this episode, we ask experts how we can retrain workers for the new world of work and what the shifts might mean for occupations and wages.

Peter Gumbel: Welcome to our latest podcast in the series on the new world of […]

One of the big issues in India is jobs; job statistics in India are not very good: Raghuram Rajan

One of the big issues in India is jobs; job statistics in India are not very good: Raghuram Rajan

former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan , former governor of Reserve Bank of India, expressed grave concern over the present situation of job creation in India. He said “one of the big issues in India” and “job statistics in India are not very good. We need to do more.”

He was speaking at the Global Digital Summit Furture in Kochi on 23 March.

On being asked how the government can create more jobs, Rajan said "One of the big issues in India is jobs and how can we create more of them. We don’t want any jobs but good ones. And a […]

Innovation Or Destruction? AI Is Likely The Harbinger Of Both

Innovation Or Destruction? AI Is Likely The Harbinger Of Both

Mary Ann Azevedo is an Austin-based business writer who has written for Venture Capital Journal, San Francisco Business Times, Crain’s and Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Alarmist headlines abound about how AI and robots are stealing jobs from humans.

The fears are spreading beyond concern over blue-collar jobs. Now there are greater worries that even white-collar jobs that require additional training and education will be replaced by artificial intelligence and AI-powered robots. Crunchbase News turned to AI expert, SparkCognition CEO and Founder Amir Husain , to get his thoughts on the matter. Austin-based AI startup SparkCognition has raised $56.5 million over the […]

Artificial intelligence & machine can lead to more job loss, says Raghuram Rajan

Artificial intelligence & machine can lead to more job loss, says Raghuram Rajan

Raghuram Rajan Raghuram Rajan at the Global Digital Summit #Future in Kochi on Friday , DNA Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has said that artificial intelligence (AI) will pose a threat to job creation in the country. Speaking at the Global Digital Summit #Future in Kochi on Friday, Rajan said growing automation can lead to substantial job losses in the future.

"There has been a steady loss of jobs in routine and unskilled segments. Routine skilled jobs are also being replaced as it is easy to automate them. In future, the routine jobs will be replaced […]

As Long as There Are Humans, There Will Be Jobs

As Long as There Are Humans, There Will Be Jobs

Shall we dance? Photographer: Chris McGrath/Getty Images Predicting the course of technological progress is extremely difficult. Just because worries about human obsolescence ultimately turned out to be misplaced in the Industrial Revolution doesn’t mean that the same happy result must necessarily prevail this time around. So the persistent question about artificial intelligence — or “robots” in common parlance – is whether they will make human workers obsolete.

Recent rapid progress in machine learning — a very powerful and flexible statistical prediction technique — has raised worries that machines will soon be able to outperform humans at any conceivable task. Already, […]

Robots Won’t Take All Jobs Because Humans Demand New Things

Robots Won't Take All Jobs Because Humans Demand New Things

(Bloomberg View) — Predicting the course of technological progress is extremely difficult. Just because worries about human obsolescence ultimately turned out to be misplaced in the Industrial Revolution doesn’t mean that the same happy result must necessarily prevail this time around. So the persistent question about artificial intelligence — or “robots” in common parlance – is whether they will make human workers obsolete.

Recent rapid progress in machine learning — a very powerful and flexible statistical prediction technique — has raised worries that machines will soon be able to outperform humans at any conceivable task. Already, occupations that employ very […]

How To Face The Accounting Singularity

How To Face The Accounting Singularity

Accountants everywhere know better than most that they need to be keeping a close eye on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, especially since these disruptive innovations stand to seriously threaten their employment opportunities in the future. The foreboding idea that an accounting singularity is approaching, a confluence of disparate events that will reshape the industry as we know it forever, is also growing in popularity amongst accountants today. So, what’s the truth behind this so-called accounting singularity?

Here’s how you can start preparing to face the accounting singularity, and the hottest trends you need to keep a close eye on […]