Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

The best way to stay employable is to stay curious, says Bain & Co chairman

The best way to stay employable is to stay curious, says Bain & Co chairman

We hear it all the time; job security is becoming increasingly elusive. Advances in technology mean that the job you do today may not be the job you do in a few years’ time. A decade from now, it may not exist at all.

Less clear, however, is how to prepare for that and make sure you adapt alongside the changes.

Businesses and governments have a role to play, of course, but it also comes down to individuals’ abilities to learn new skills.According to Orit Gadiesh, chairman of global management consultancy Bain & Company, that means learning to be curious."If you’re […]

Ludicrous Jericho, absurd Cannon-Brookes warn on jobs market

Ludicrous Jericho, absurd Cannon-Brookes warn on jobs market

From the Jericho Sell-out today : But all is now good? Are we back to where we were when things were booming? Not by a long shot. Our economy has massively changed since then, and that includes who works and what type of work is done. Over the past decade, the growth in employment among prime-aged workers has been very much women-based, and very much in part-time work: Consider that in August 2008, 88.4% of prime-aged men were employed – now it is just 86.7%; whereas back then 72.4% of women aged 25-54 were working, now it is 74.2%. […]

Here Come the Robots

Here Come the Robots

RECENT STATEMENTS by tech luminaries suggest that robots with artificial intelligence (AI) are on the cusp of conquering the world. These fears are slightly overblown—researchers assure us that we are nowhere near “conscious” AI. More important, these apocalyptic predictions distract us from the problems that Christian ethics finds in existing forms of automation.

These problems arise from the replacement of central aspects of human existence for the sake of efficiency and convenience. Most obviously, automation leads to the replacement of workers, decimating not only manufacturing jobs but also white-collar jobs as AI becomes more sophisticated. Self-driving cars alone threaten 4 […]

Automation may not decimate the job market, but it does present significant challenges

Automation may not decimate the job market, but it does present significant challenges

Machines will encroach further on manufacturing jobs as they become more adept at completing physical tasks that require dexterity and dynamic interactions

As labour-saving technologies advance, concerns regarding job security will likely rise in tandem. According to a study by PwC , 37 percent of the 10,000 people surveyed across five countries were worried automation would put jobs at risk. Further, 60 percent believed only a few people would have stable, long-term employment in the future.

From a macroeconomic perspective, the bulk of available evidence seems to suggest there is little reason to worry, as the net effect on employment will […]

Impact of robots on employment

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Automation Isn’t Killing Jobs, Study Says, But May Be Keeping Income in Check

Automation Isn’t Killing Jobs, Study Says, But May Be Keeping Income in Check

Date: 10-03-2018
Source: The Wall Street Journal

New research finds workers are getting a smaller slice of an expanding economy Robotic arms weld car frames in a Japanese auto factory in December.
Employment in transportation equipment manufacturing was nearly unchanged between 1970 and 2007, but the sector became far more productive. A new study rebuts the notion that automation is eliminating jobs broadly in the economy, but does find technological advancement doesn’t reward workers much with added income. Over the previous five decades, automation hasn’t reduced the number of jobs available in 18 advanced economies, including the U.S.–in fact, […]

Impact of robots on employment

We find no evidence that robots cause total job losses, but they do affect the composition of aggregate employment. So far, there has been no substantial research done into robotics, especially in the health care sector. Such change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving "mechanical-muscle Some 1,896 experts responded to the following question: The economic impact of robotic advances and AI—Self-driving cars, intelligent digital agents that can act RobotWorx 370 W Fairground St, Marion, OH 43302 | 740-251-4312 | Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm EST Why the Republican Party wins when robots take your job . Statistics also […]

Automation vs. jobs and human contact

Automation vs. jobs and human contact

Igor Faletski is CEO of Mobify, a Vancouver company working on mobile technology. In the future of retail, it is likely that bricks-and-mortar stores and online commerce will merge into a seamless and convenient entity, says Vancouver tech entrepreneur Igor Faletski.

As CEO of the Vancouver-based online-commerce platform Mobify, Faletski has had a front-row view of the trend toward using technology to create a “frictionless transaction” that maximizes convenience for consumers while minimizing the amount of time they spend waiting in line.

“The days of a retail store as a place where you have inventory, you sell it and take money […]

Flippy gets fired: burger bot shut down after one day on the job

Flippy gets fired: burger bot shut down after one day on the job

After debuting to much fanfare, Flippy the burger-flipping robot, who started a new gig at CaliBurger , has been sidelined — at least temporarily. It turns out the automated fast-food worker created by Miso Robotics was a victim of his own success.

When USA Today visited the Pasadena location on Thursday, the robotic arm was still on display but someone had pulled the plug. Anthony Lomelino, the chief technology officer for Cali Group, explained that they needed more time to train the human workers to keep pace.

“Mostly it’s the timing,” he said. “When you’re in the back, working with people, […]

Men fear robots more than women do

Have you noticed the big claims being made about artificial intelligence lately?

A few weeks ago Google boss, Sundar Pichai, said AI would have a more profound impact than electricity or fire. The celebrated physicist, Stephen Hawking, has warned artificial intelligence could be the "worst event in the history of our civilisation" unless society finds a way to control its advance.

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk reckons AI will be the most likely cause of World War III.And of course, pundits everywhere are talking about how robots will take our jobs.Despite the hype, young Australian workers are not nearly as worked […]