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Job-stealing robots stoke concerns about inequality in Japan

Japan has more than 3 industrial robots installed in factories for every 100 workers. © Reuters NEW YORK — Japan is famous for its innovation in productivity-boosting automation and lifelike robots like Sony’s robo-puppy aibo, but a new study finds that many Japanese believe these advances are coming at the expense of the humans that made them.

According to the study released by the Pew Research Center Thursday, which surveyed public opinion on job automation in 10 developed and emerging economies, 89% of Japanese respondents think robots and computers will either "definitely" or "probably" take over many jobs now done […]

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Education in the Age of Automation

The race is on between technology and education. The outcome will determine whether the opportunities presented by major innovations are seized, and whether the benefits of progress are widely shared.

SEOUL – As digital technologies and automation have advanced, fears about workers’ futures have increased. But, the end result does not have to be negative. The key is education. Already, robots are taking over a growing number of routine and repetitive tasks, putting workers in some sectors under serious pressure. In South Korea , which has the world’s highest density of industrial robots – 631 per 10,000 workers – manufacturing […]

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Artificial intelligence and automation could make hundreds of thousands of jobs in West Yorkshire ‘obsolete’ – according to report

John Baruch is attempting to get the next generation ready for the “fourth industrial revolution” ARTIFICIAL intelligence and the increase in robotics could mean a third of jobs in West Yorkshire would be obsolete in just two decades’ time.

A report put together by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority warns more than 400,000 jobs in the region are at risk of advances in technology and automation.

The report, which will go before members of the authority’s employment and skills panel today, claims low-skilled and manual jobs could be most at risk from automation.It suggests the changes don’t necessarily mean a loss […]

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How robots are taking over YOUR job across West Yorkshire

l More than a third of jobs in West Yorkshire could be obsolete in just two decades’ time.

That’s the verdict from a report put together by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which warns more than 400,000 jobs in the region are at risk of advances in technology and automation.

The report, which will go before members of the authority’s employment and skills panel today (Sept 11), claims low-skilled and manual jobs could be most at risk from automation. It suggests the changes don’t necessarily mean a loss of jobs overall, but warns they “could worsen inequality,” with “lower […]

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The rise of AI is mirroring the Industrial Revolution in more ways than one

The maxim “the future is here, it’s just not equally distributed” could soon hold new meaning after a recent study found AI is set to significantly contribute to GDP – but only for those countries that can implement it early.

The research, conducted by the McKinsey Institute , aimed to forecast the global impact of AI. Researchers analysed current trends in AI development and deployment around the world and predicted the technology has the potential to contribute an additional $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030. This translates to a 16 per cent increase on today’s cumulative […]

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Robots ‘could make 400,000 West Yorkshire jobs obsolete in 20 years’, says report

The study suggested the changes will not necessarily mean a loss of jobs overall, but warned inequality could get worse. Robots and automated technology threaten to make more than a third of jobs in West Yorkshire obsolete within 20 years, a report has warned.

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority study said more than 400,000 jobs in the region are at risk, with low-skilled and manual work potentially worst affected by automation.

The study suggested the changes will not necessarily mean a loss of jobs overall, but warned inequality could get worse as “lower paid workers (are) likely to be […]

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Exclusive Q&A: Which Retail Jobs Are Safe From A Robot Takeover? Featured

Retail, hospitality and other service-oriented industries have been seen as relatively immune to the job-killing effects of robotics, automation and AI. But as these technologies grow more sophisticated, retail’s resistance is weakening. Futurist Martin Ford, author of Rise Of The Robots: Technology And The Threat Of A Jobless Future , notes that robots are already reducing (or eliminating) the number of humans needed to do many jobs, including:

• Warehouse work;
• Checking in-store inventory;
• Providing customer service; and • Staffing points of sale.In an exclusive interview with Retail TouchPoints , Ford identifies the advances in robotics and AI […]

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Chaos with slight chance of Star Trek: Forecast murky for future of work

Posted 5:50 a.m. today After a decade working dead-end jobs, Justin Smith is the junior network assistant administrator with the IT department of the Charleston County School District. Raleigh, N.C. — Laurence Kotlikoff was on the hunt for a new suit at a Boston-area Men’s Wearhouse when the clerk presented him with an interesting choice – particularly to a Boston University professor of economics who studies trends in the American workforce.

Why not have a suit made custom, rather than pay almost the same price for one off the rack?

To keep costs competitive, the normally labor-intensive process of creating patterns […]

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Make robots pay taxes? Feds mull ways to adapt to job site automation, ‘gig’ economy

Print this page A bricklaying robot known as SAM (Semi-Automated Mason) is one of the many examples of the drive toward further automation within the construction industry. PHOTO: Construction Robotics/YouTube OTTAWA—The Liberals have been told to consider taxing robots that displace workers, letting people pay their tax bill in kind rather than with cash, and work to prevent income inequality before it happens.

The ideas are part of a massive government effort to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce and stave off some of the strain it could cause on federal finances.

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the access […]

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Make robots pay taxes? Documents detail ideas to adapt to changing labour force

The Liberals have been told to consider taxing robots that displace workers, letting people pay their tax bill in kind rather than with cash, and work to prevent income inequality before it happens.

The ideas are part of a massive government effort to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce and stave off some of the strain it could cause on federal finances.

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the access to information law provide a window into the ideas the Liberals have been asked to consider as they modernize the social safety net and labour regulations.All the ideas are aimed […]

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