Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

Embracing AI at Work: Fear or Opportunity?

Embracing AI at Work: Fear or Opportunity?

Embracing AI at Work: Fear or Opportunity?

Wayne S Owens

· Follow 7 min read·1 hour agoA staggering 85% of Americans already use AI technology. This is in everyday tools like navigation apps and smart devices. Yet, the idea of embracing AI at work makes many people nervous. They worry about job security and the future of work . However, this fear hides a big chance. It’s a chance to adapt and do well in a work world changed by AI advances that make us wary.Seeing the growth of AI, we must switch from fear to aiming high. […]

Why some tech has negative outcomes for employee wellbeing

Why some tech has negative outcomes for employee wellbeing

Report links tech such as AI, wearables, biometrics, robots to lower quality of life Whenever new tech promises to revolutionize the workplace, much attention or concern is devoted to the potential impact on job loss. Whether it was the printing press back in the 1500s or the personal computer in the 1980s, automation and digitization can be considered a threat to employment.

The same is true with the arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI, as massive job losses have been predicted worldwide, along with a huge demand for upskilling and new skills to adapt to the new tech.

But […]

Futuristic robots take over Automate 2024 AI conference, but tech experts warn of possible job losses

Futuristic robots take over Automate 2024 AI conference, but tech experts warn of possible job losses

Automate 2024 is underway in the US, showcasing both the cutting-edge of robotics and why a sci-fi future could be a lot closer than most of us think.

But technology experts here say the rapid pace of development for robotics and AI (artificial intelligence) could lead to the collapse of some industries.

"We’ve seen years and years of innovation now starting to come to fruition, so the idea of humanoid robots and a range of other robots, will very quickly become mainstream," Gorilla Tech CEO Paul Spain told Newshub."So very soon, we are just going to find robots around us as […]

There Is One Thing Computers Will Never Beat Us At

There Is One Thing Computers Will Never Beat Us At

In post-revolutionary France one man was tasked to map out the country. Gaspard de Prony , a mathematician and engineer, decided to approach the task by creating logarithmic and trigonometric tables. These tables, which would come to be known as Tables of de Prony, were destined to speed up the trigonometric calculations needed to complete these cartographic task.

In handling the vast amounts of data, de Prony asked for help. His team was divided in three levels of hierarchy: besides a couple of highly skilled mathematicians, several mathematicians with less sophisticated skills, he also hired sixty to eighty hairdressers. Check […]

ISPA Innovation: Automation & Sustainability Trends from EXPO

ISPA Innovation: Automation & Sustainability Trends from EXPO

Exhibitors pulled out all the stops, showcasing everything bedding makers need to create new and better sleep products. ISPA Innovation: Automation & Sustainability. The H993 waste recycling line by Atlanta Attachment Co. transforms remnants from the factory floor into new material. Economical and Eco-Friendly

The H993 waste recycling line by Atlanta Attachment Co. transforms remnants from the factory floor into new material. The machine enables manufacturers to recover residuals, such as textile fabrics, nonwovens and synthetic fibers, among others. “We’re reusing items that would normally get baled and sold for pennies on the dollar; that’s not even covering the […]

‘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 […]