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This looks like a job for industrial AI

This looks like a job for industrial AI

Johan Potgieter JOHANNESBURG , (CAJ News) – FOLLOWING a recent annual meeting by the World Economic Forum (WEF), industrial artificial intelligence (AI) has joined the ranks of the world’s superheroes.

The WEF stated, industrial AI has the ability to usher in an era of elevated efficiency, innovation, safety and sustainability, amplifying human knowledge to superhero foresight.

It’s quite a statement but also true. Industrial AI it’s augmenting our abilities by simplifying problem solving. Significantly, industrial AI is not displacing humans; it is equipping labour forces with self-learning and self-adapting technology that saves on time and improves productivity.For example, in traditional […]

Automation mitigates labour shortages and instills safety culture

Automation mitigates labour shortages and instills safety culture

Most traditional warehouses require employees to manually lift and carry crates of goods that are often heavy. Repetitive twisting, turning and reaching places warehouse staff at constant risk of injury, which potentially leads to long-term physical harm. Particularly in times of labour shortage, manual order fulfilment results in warehouse staff having to work harder and faster, increasing their risk of workplace injury. By eliminating these ergonomic hazards, automation marks a transition from the traditional, physically demanding warehouse to more modern facilities that run better, faster and safer operations. Crates of fresh produce being handled by robots Healthy workplace means […]

Companies believe one-third of jobs to vanish in 10 years due to AI: survey

Companies believe one-third of jobs to vanish in 10 years due to AI: survey

WORKFORCE: Nearly half of the companies said they are considering adopting automation or AI, a significant increase from last year’s survey result of 42 percent

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Local companies believe that nearly one-third of all job opportunities would disappear in 10 years due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the results of a survey by online job bank yes123 released on Tuesday.In a survey of 1,016 companies on the labor market’s third quarter outlook, the job bank focused in part on AI’s impact on workers and asked companies what percentage of jobs […]

Why ‘duty of care’ is vital when adopting automation

Why ‘duty of care’ is vital when adopting automation

Thomas Deegan, senior health and safety consultant and program manager at EHS Mackin. Image: Marie Keating Thomas Deegan of EHS Mackin discusses the Irish sectors that are embracing robotics, the importance of a proactive approach to risk and the danger of staff bypassing safety procedures when they’re under pressure. Click here for the full Automation Week series. Automation comes in all shapes and sizes, from automated tasks on a computer to advanced robots working in warehouses, but progress can bring its own challenges.

While making a site more automated can improve productivity for a business, there are various health and […]

Taiwan companies see AI wiping out nearly one-third of jobs: survey

Taiwan companies see AI wiping out nearly one-third of jobs: survey

Local companies believe that nearly a third of all job opportunities will vanish in 10 years due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a survey released by online job bank yes123 on Tuesday.

In the survey of 1,016 companies on the labor market’s third quarter outlook, the job bank focused in part on AI’s impact on workers and asked companies what percentage of jobs they felt would be lost to AI’s round-the-clock productivity and high-speed computing prowess.

Respondents felt on average that 29.2 percent of job opportunities would be lost to AI over the next 10 years, but […]

3D AI, Robotics, and Immersive Reality Brighten Manufacturing’s Future

3D AI, Robotics, and Immersive Reality Brighten Manufacturing’s Future

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Modern robots are more intelligent, flexible, and perform complex tasks with greater precision.

VR and AR give manufacturers new ways to train employees, conduct maintenance, and enhance overall operational efficiency. 3D AI is revolutionizing the design and production of prosthetics and implants. A new wave of technology is ramping up the intelligence of manufacturing. The emerging tools offer production advantages across multiple industries, from medical to retail. The technology company, GridRaster is leveraging several these advancements, from immersive XR interfaces to artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud […]

Robots steal jobs from unions

Automation has had a greater impact on employment in sectors where union representation was stronger. A Bocconi University study highlights the decline in Italy’s unionization rate and warns that “Unless the trend is reversed, social cohesion is at risk

Bocconi University

Collective bargaining is a fundamental pillar of the European social model. In Italy, over the decades, unions have ensured wage increases commensurate with productivity growth and a gradual improvement in working conditions. Today, however, they are in decline: in 20 years, according to a Bocconi University, Milan, study , the unionization rate has been declining from 30 percent to about […]

The Future of Work: How Automation Impacts Job Markets in 2024

Guwahati, June 26: In simple terms, automation refers to the use of technology and machines to perform activities done by humans. Humans were formerly responsible for these duties; however, automation has revitalized how businesses work. Machines performing human duties have helped to revolutionize almost every sector of the entertainment sphere. Although automation in the world economy has been a prominent topic of debate since the Industrial Revolution it has been an ever-present entity in the global market. It has gained more prominence in recent years.

Sectors including manufacturing, transportation, finance, retail, healthcare, and education, among many others, have seen an […]

Robots steal jobs from unions—study shows decline in unionizations

Robots steal jobs from unions—study shows decline in unionizations

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Collective bargaining is a fundamental pillar of the European social model. In Italy, over the decades, unions have ensured wage increases commensurate with productivity growth and a gradual improvement in working conditions. Today, however, they are in decline.

In 20 years, according to a Bocconi University, Milan, study , the unionization rate has been declining from 30% to about 12%. Fewer members means less bargaining power, hence less protection at a time in history when the challenges of technological development would, on the contrary, require greater worker protection in the face of shrinking employment in some […]

Navigating AI: The Future Of Work

Navigating AI: The Future Of Work

Martin Taylor is the Deputy CEO and co-founder of Content Guru . getty During periods of extreme technological advancement, fears of mass unemployment have often accompanied the ground-breaking innovations of the day. From the creation of early agricultural machinery to the emergence of computers (in a time when "computer" was some people’s job title), each new wave of transformational invention has sparked concerns about job displacement, and it is no different when we look at the growth of artificial intelligence (AI). It is at once estimated that up to one-third of all jobs could be at risk of automation […]