Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

Will robots replace workers or create new jobs?

Will robots replace workers or create new jobs?

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Automation and robotics are playing an ever-increasing role in the workplace, particularly in manufacturing.

According to the Robotics Industry Association, in the United States, capital investment in robots increased by 13.1% from 2015 to 2016, to $1.81 billion. Many of those investments have been made in Michigan factories.“The biggest user is the automotive industry,” said Jeff Burnstein , president of the Association for Advancing Automation , an industry trade group. “G.M., Ford, Chrysler, are all investing heavily in robotics. So likely that makes [southeast] […]

Global South to Be ‘Potential Losers’ as Robots Replace Workers: Report

Global South to Be 'Potential Losers' as Robots Replace Workers: Report

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The report also states that new high-tech jobs will spring up in advanced countries as robotics do away with menial or routine jobs in low-labor-cost nations. | Photo: AFP An international group of lawyers is warning that humans are ill-equipped to deal with a "Fourth Industrial Revolution" driven by automation. A massive wave of job displacements driven by automation and artificial intelligence is coming and governments across the globe are far from prepared to deal with the disruptions this will cause, according to a report released Tuesday by an international group of lawyers.The […]

Future Robots In The Work Place: Artificial Intelligence Will Require New Laws, Attorneys Say

Future Robots In The Work Place: Artificial Intelligence Will Require New Laws, Attorneys Say

The coming era of artificial intelligence and automation will drastically change the workplace, and new laws need to exist to keep up with impending changes, an international group of lawyers said Tuesday.

The Global Employment Institute of the International Bar Association released a 120-page report Tuesday , titled "Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and Their Impact on the Workplace." In the report, the legal group warned technological change is outpacing our ability to pass new legislation and install legal frameworks, which means our laws won’t reflect the workforce realities they govern if countries don’t move quickly to keep up.

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Robots bad! Robots good?

Robots bad! Robots good?

A report from the International Bar Association has suggested that artificial intelligence and robotics will ultimately upend traditional ways of working and will likely result in governments legislating for quotas of human workers. In turn, as a result, current legal frameworks regulating employment and safety will fast become outdated.

The 120-page report looks at how rapid technological change is likely to impact legal regulations and has been produced by the International Bar Association, a body of specialist employment lawyers.

The report looks at the impact of ‘Industry 4.0’ and, according to lead author, Gerlind Wisskirchen a German employment lawyer in Cologne: […]

Burger-Slinging Failed Labor Secretary Nominee Is Back to Explain Why You Should Earn Less Money

Burger-Slinging Failed Labor Secretary Nominee Is Back to Explain Why You Should Earn Less Money

Andrew Puzder was last seen withdrawing himself from Trump’s nomination as Labor Secretary and retiring from his longtime job as CEO of Hardees and Carl’s Jr. But nothing can stop him from sharing his thoughts about how to make the lives of working people worse.

Considering how much public outrage accompanied every single Trump cabinet nomination, it must be noted that Puzder is the only one who pouted and took his ball and went home, rather than have people say mean things about him, like “Labor Department employees loathe the idea of working for this man” or “Andrew Puzder has […]

The Minimum Wage Should Be Called the Robot Employment Act

The Minimum Wage Should Be Called the Robot Employment Act

McDonald’s self-service kiosks. Entry-level jobs matter—and you don’t have to take my word for it. In a speech last week on workforce development in low-income communities, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that “it is crucial for younger workers to establish a solid connection to employment early in their work lives.”

Unfortunately, government policies are destroying entry-level jobs by giving businesses an incentive to automate at an accelerated pace. In a survey released last month, the publication Nation’s Restaurant News asked 319 restaurant operators to name their biggest challenge for 2017. Nearly a quarter of them, 24%, said rising minimum […]

Technology will leave you behind

For those out there whining about how automation and technology is eliminating jobs, I wanted you to be aware that technology will be leaving you behind. There is no doubt; it has happened in the past, and it will continue to. Any thoughts or plans to stop it will just ensure technology, and others using it, will put you further behind. “Technology and automation need to be embraced, and they need to be developed here, built here and kept here.” Instead, advanced manufacturing and design must embrace technology to create the projects, products and jobs that result. You don’t […]

Innovation in AI could see governments introduce human quotas, study says

Innovation in AI could see governments introduce human quotas, study says

Innovation in artificial intelligence and robotics could force governments to legislate for quotas of human workers, upend traditional working practices and pose novel dilemmas for insuring driverless cars, according to a report by the International Bar Association.

The survey, which suggests that a third of graduate level jobs around the world may eventually be replaced by machines or software, warns that legal frameworks regulating employment and safety are becoming rapidly outdated.

The competitive advantage of poorer, emerging economies – based on cheaper workforces – will soon be eroded as robot production lines and intelligent computer systems undercut the cost of human […]

One San Francisco Politician Is Exploring A Tax On Robots

One San Francisco Politician Is Exploring A Tax On Robots

With fears about the job-killing effects of automation growing every day, once unthinkable ideas are starting to get an airing . A universal basic income (UBI)–where the government gives everyone enough money to live on– has lots of supporters , especially in Silicon Valley. And now some prominent individuals are calling for a tax on robots. The thinking: If you make robots more expensive, there will be more public funds to help retrain workers (or pay for that basic income)–and the higher cost might keep some companies from buying robots and quickly tanking the employment rate.

Bill Gates recently called […]

A3 Releases White Paper Exploring Automation and Job Growth

Today the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) released a new white paper exploring the impact of automation on employment growth, marking the opening of Automate 2017, North America’s leading show devoted to cutting-edge automation technology and business innovation at Chicago’s McCormick Place April 3-6. More than 20,000 attendees are expected to attend Automate 2017, from all 50 states and more than 70 countries. The new white paper titled “ Work in the Automation Age: Sustainable Careers Today and Into the Future ” examines the impact of automation technologies on the evolving job market, the transformation of job requirements, and […]