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If Trump Is Serious about Jobs, Embrace AI and Loosen Labor Laws

There is a lot of panic about the implications of artificial intelligence technologies for the future of work. Some scholars, such as Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz have suggested that AI will exacerbate inequality , and the infamous 47% of jobs being automated statistic still resonates. President Trump has endorsed this techno-panic , especially with his opposition to Amazon’s innovativeness , and his appeals to the rust belt, whose workers have been displaced by technology and globalization. If he is serious about improving access to jobs, however, he will move to embrace new technologies, rather than delay them.

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The jobs in South Africa most at risk of total digital automation – and the skills you need to learn to remain relevant

With 35% of all jobs in South Africa – almost 5.7 million – currently at risk of total digital automation within a mere seven years, the country could see a crippling effect compounded by a fragile economy and growing unemployment.

This is according to Dr Roze Phillips, Post Graduate Diploma in Futures Studies alumnus from the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and MD for Accenture Consulting in Africa, who says that the country needs to act now to ensure that humans and machines can work together in the future.

“Our research shows that if South Africa can double the pace […]

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Robots could cause millions of job losses and lead to the rise of COMMUNISM, warns Governor of the Bank of England

The Governor of the Bank of England has warned that the rise of robots in the workplace could cause a revival in Communism and 19th-century wage stagnation.

Mark Carney, 53, said automation of millions of jobs would result in more support of Communist ideas within a generation.

‘Marx and Engels may again become relevant’ if mechanisation forces down pay and raises inequality, he warned.To alleviate the damage, Carney suggested workers should train for jobs that require higher emotional intelligence, for example in care and leisure.Scroll down for video The Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney (file photo) has warned […]

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The impact of job automation in South Africa

The impact of job automation in South Africa

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But what we do have is the desire to better ourselves and be forward thinking. Jan 24, 2018 New research from Accenture highlights the impact of digital technologies on jobs and economies. 25 Jan 2018 Moreover, local bosses warn of potential staff cuts due to automation and other technology in the future. How changes in technology and automation will affect the labour market in Africa. […]

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Artificial intelligence may do more harm than good for our quality of life

From the steam engine and automobile to electricity and the computer, dramatic paradigm shifts in society have coincided with monumental leaps in technology. Many predict the next leap will be artificial intelligence.

Up until now, almost all scientific breakthroughs have made the world a better place in the long run. Innovation is to improve quality of life, and people continue to work toward new innovations in the hopes of improving quality of life. Today, scientists have hit a crossroads where they have lost vision of the sole reason for scientific development. Although it is hard to believe in a time […]

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Silicon Valley is belatedly acknowledging the value of human beings

Tech companies have long valued by investors for their ability to replace employees with technology. Now, alongside software and server farms, they are moving at a breakneck pace on find living, breathing human beings to staff their systems.

They’re doing so because of a high-profile series of failures of automation, which have prompted a wave of intense pressure from investors, the public, and governments.

Tesla’s highly automated production line failed to produce cars at the rate CEO Elon Musk promised, prompting questions about the electric-car maker’s solvency. Systems at Google’s YouTube failed to flag extremist and exploitative videos. Russian operatives have […]

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When technology takes over jobs

HARARE – The old photographer, with an incredible little mop of fringe, grey-white hair around his balding, mottled scalp sits solo on a bench in the vast Harare Gardens Park.

He has the resigned look of one who knows that at his age life has stopped giving and only takes away.

But the rate at which life has been taking away even his profession of over four decades has been merciless and brutal.“Photography does not pay any more these days. These new technologies have taken our professions away,” he says, referring to how new technological advancements have ruined his otherwise lucrative […]

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Why we should stop panicking about robots stealing our jobs

Ideology is what determines how you think when you don’t know you’re thinking. Neoliberalism is a prime example. Less well-known but equally insidious is technological determinism , which is a theory about how technology affects development. It comes in two flavours. One says that there is an inexorable internal logic in how technologies evolve. So, for example, when we got to the point where massive processing power and large quantities of data became easily available, machine-learning was an inevitable next step.

The second flavour of determinism – the most influential one – takes the form of an unshakable conviction that […]

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Does everyone really need a job? Why we should question full employment

Lots of work needs to be done, but do we all need to work 40 hour weeks? (Photo by Mike Kononov and Solomon Hsu on Unsplash)

The idea that diligence is a virtue and that a person who doesn’t work full time is morally suspect is a common one. Phrases like “idle hands are the tools of the devil” suggest to us that work is inherently good and that if we don’t work full-time then we have somehow failed. For many people, unemployment is as much something to be ashamed of as it is an economic problem. It is no […]

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Elon Musk admits that Tesla relied on ‘excessive automation,’ says ‘humans are underrated’

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk meets the press at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Tesla relied too much on robots, and not enough on humans.

That’s what Elon Musk admitted on Friday, tweeting that “excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake.” Yes, excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake. To be precise, my mistake. Humans are underrated. Musk was responding to a tweet with a linked story about Tesla’s production delays for its highly-anticipated Model 3 sedan.

There’s no question that automation, robotics and AI will transform society in the years to come — particularly when it comes […]

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