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Effect of digitisation on careers

Effect of digitisation on careers

Digital is the most commonly heard term today, everyone knows the term but what does Digital mean? Simply put all devices use a series of signals in the form of 1 (one) and 0 (zero) all signals go in this form which are then decrypted and shown on the screens of your devices

Digital is the most commonly heard term today, everyone knows the term but what does Digital mean? Simply put all devices use a series of signals in the form of 1 (one) and 0 (zero) all signals go in this form which are then decrypted and […]

David Caskie: Some fear more robots in the workplace, but we will adapt

David Caskie: Some fear more robots in the workplace, but we will adapt

Robots will play a huge role in the workplaces of the future. While many people are excited by the prospects of analytics, big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, there are others for whom the headlines about the loss of jobs and a rapidly changing workplace are just as potent.

There are many workers who will face significant disadvantages in the future workplace. There are those with a higher likelihood of technological disruption from automation given the nature of their work. Imagine being that bank teller or the person who works front of house at a hotel, who sees technology […]

Effect of digitisation on careers

Effect of digitisation on careers

Digital is the most commonly heard term today, everyone knows the term but what does Digital mean? Simply put all devices use a series of signals in the form of 1 (one) and 0 (zero) all signals go in this form which are then decrypted and shown on the screens of your devices

Digital is the most commonly heard term today, everyone knows the term but what does Digital mean? Simply put all devices use a series of signals in the form of 1 (one) and 0 (zero) all signals go in this form which are then decrypted and […]

FACT CHECK: Do Robots Or Trade Threaten American Workers More?

FACT CHECK: Do Robots Or Trade Threaten American Workers More?

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and entrepreneur Andrew Yang talk during break in the Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times. Are robots stealing workers’ jobs? At last week’s Democratic presidential debate, CNN moderator Erin Burnett dove into the thorny issue.

"According to a recent study, about a quarter of American jobs could be lost to automation in just the next 10 years," she said, asking candidates how they would respond to this problem.

The question ultimately pitted two divergent worldviews against each other. One came from entrepreneur Andrew Yang, who has centered his campaign around what he perceives as […]

We Have the Tools and Technology to Work Less and Live Better

We Have the Tools and Technology to Work Less and Live Better

atwater kent assembly line In 1930, a year into the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes sat down to write about the economic possibilities of his grandchildren. Despite widespread gloom as the global economic order fell to its knees, the British economist remained upbeat, saying that the ‘prevailing world depression … blind[s] us to what is going on under the surface’. In his essay, he predicted that in 100 years’ time, ie 2030, society would have advanced so far that we would barely need to work. The main problem confronting countries such as Britain and the United States would be […]

Universal Basic Income: Could It Really Work?

Universal Basic Income: Could It Really Work?

The truth is, poverty is a disease ravaging the world’s economies and universal basic income (UBI) may be the cure. Universal basic income could provide all citizens with the funds to feed, shelter and educate themselves without outside interference. Can universal basic income really work? The utopian ideal may sound like it’s on the bleeding edge, but, in reality, the idea of every citizen receiving an unconditional sum of money is quite old. In fact, American revolutionary Thomas Paine proposed a dividend for all citizens of age in his pamphlet Agrarian Justice, published in 1797. “To preserve the benefits […]

Universal Basic Income: Could It Really Work?

Universal Basic Income: Could It Really Work?

The truth is, poverty is a disease ravaging the world’s economies and universal basic income (UBI) may be the cure. Universal basic income could provide all citizens with the funds to feed, shelter and educate themselves without outside interference. Can universal basic income really work? The utopian ideal may sound like it’s on the bleeding edge, but, in reality, the idea of every citizen receiving an unconditional sum of money is quite old. In fact, American revolutionary Thomas Paine proposed a dividend for all citizens of age in his pamphlet Agrarian Justice, published in 1797. “To preserve the benefits […]

In the age of AI, learning and development will protect the workforce

In the age of AI, learning and development will protect the workforce

Image credit: >Depositphotos Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to transform our lives from the way we work to the way we live. It has already found its way into many domains and will continue to permeate every aspect of life, society, and work. Microsoft believes every business will rely on AI in five years.

If you ask employees, however, they are concerned about job security.

In a recent Docebo report , three in five people expressed concerns that AI technology will impact how they perform their job or daily tasks in the future. Another fifth of respondents believed AI could replace […]

Industries Fight Automation Hypochondria in the Tech Industrial Age

Industries Fight Automation Hypochondria in the Tech Industrial Age

McKinsey has predicted that 800 million workers could be possibly displaced in 42 countries — a third of the workforce, in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While similar predictions came before every earlier change of era, could this one be?

The world has seen four industrial revolutions till now, and as each one has come with terrible frightening job loss scenarios. But, to date, nothing has been as disruptive as what’s coming now.

Disruptive technologies are indeed transforming the entire social, economic, and political systems in many unpredictable ways. While technology evolution is difficult to map because of its factorial or […]

Artificial Intelligence: Good or bad or both?

Artificial Intelligence: Good or bad or both?

If you read the flotillas of articles about the future of artificial intelligence, there are no guarantees that you will improve your IQ number.

Arguments are being floated that insist that the new waves will be good for us or bad for us and a combination of both.

AI means more jobs, but the consensus ends when you ask the next question: What will it mean?As artificial intelligence powers up, it will produce new jobs and conversely delete millions of work positions that are currently servicing our lifestyles across America.The Wall Street Journal published a 12-page special section on Oct. 14, […]