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Will automation and AI give us four-day weekends – or simply leave us without jobs?

Will automation and AI give us four-day weekends – or simply leave us without jobs?

Assembly line robots have already taken over from humans in many manufacturing jobs, but will machines be replacing us in many other fields in future? (Photo: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images) Artificial Intelligence expert Toby Walsh looks ahead to the work revolution coming our way, when robots are predicted to take over

In 1900 many people worked in dreadful conditions, doing repetitive and tedious jobs. The streets were full of horses and carts. Life expectancy for someone born that year was just 41. Wind forward to 1962 and working conditions had greatly improved. The streets were full of cars and trucks […]

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The Taoiseach has said many professions could be affected, meaning people will need to upskill and retrain.

LEO VARADKAR HAS warned that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) pose a risk to people’s jobs.

When asked about how this could impact workers in Ireland, the Taoiseach said most jobs are “vulnerable to digitalisation or automatisation”, adding: “The important thing now is that we think ahead.“Almost anyone in employment at all levels could potentially lose their jobs as a result of AI, robotics or automation.“Even some jobs done by doctors – looking at slides could well be done by machines much […]

Varadkar warns that robots and artificial intelligence pose risk to people’s jobs

Varadkar warns that robots and artificial intelligence pose risk to people's jobs

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Dublin in November. LEO VARADKAR HAS warned that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) pose a risk to people’s jobs.

When asked about how this could impact workers in Ireland, the Taoiseach said most jobs are “vulnerable to digitalisation or automatisation”, adding: “The important thing now is that we think ahead.

“Almost anyone in employment at all levels could potentially lose their jobs as a result of AI, robotics or automation.“Even some jobs done by doctors – looking at slides could well be done by machines much more accurately using machine-learning and […]

Studies examine automation and its impact on U.S. jobs

Studies examine automation and its impact on U.S. jobs

Shutterstock photo Computerized automation has been replacing people in jobs across the U.S. for years. But could automation replace as many as 65 percent of jobs in the Las Vegas service industry over the next 20 years? And should workers be concerned about that possibility?

After hearing that high number in class, UNLV Harrah College of Hospitality graduate student Ok Yung "Beth" Wi set out to find out if that’s possible.

“In the beginning, I wanted to defend that robots will never be able to replace people, but it’s happening,” Wi said, according to the University of Nevada Las Vegas Campus […]

Letter: Liberals have no answer for the coming transition

Letter: Liberals have no answer for the coming transition

To the editor:

All along, there has been an out-of-favor answer to this cute rhetorical idiom: “Don’t call them liberals, call them progressives. Because who can be against progress?” I first heard this as an example of “framing,” attributed to George Lakoff.

The answer is obvious: the people left behind when those who could moved on with the change that was endorsed in the name of progress! In some cases, the transition and catching up was relatively painless and even profitable at many levels. Consider the farm workers (they used to be 38 percent of the labor force in 1900) who […]

Studies examine automation and its impact on U.S. jobs

Studies examine automation and its impact on U.S. jobs

Shutterstock photo Computerized automation has been replacing people in jobs across the U.S. for years. But could automation replace as many as 65 percent of jobs in the Las Vegas service industry over the next 20 years? And should workers be concerned about that possibility?

After hearing that high number in class, UNLV Harrah College of Hospitality graduate student Ok Yung "Beth" Wi set out to find out if that’s possible.

“In the beginning, I wanted to defend that robots will never be able to replace people, but it’s happening,” Wi said, according to the University of Nevada Las Vegas Campus […]

Levine: Who’s hopeful for 2019?

Levine: Who's hopeful for 2019?

It’s a fascinating tradition to look at the top stories at year’s end and 2018 provides an entire library. My favorites are the strange tales: a senior citizen launches himself into space to prove that the Earth is flat, squirrels stash 50 pounds of pine cones under car hood in Michigan, and a bear rings the doorbell at a Florida home. They’re unconventional choices but I prefer them over the bleak and deeply divisive stories.

Bleak describes some of the most read stories of 2018. They feature death and destruction: hurricanes, school shootings, famous people’s suicides, and politically inspired package […]

If the robots are coming for your jobs, it’s to help you, not replace you

If the robots are coming for your jobs, it's to help you, not replace you

Robots build a Chrysler vehicle at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan in 2014. (Paul Sancya / AP) Robots and artificial intelligence are winning our jobs and an apocalypse is upon us, or so the employment horror story goes.

Innovation and automation are nothing new, nor is the fear they inspire. What’s changed is the interests of economists and policymakers who once tried to reassure anxious workers but now, after presiding over decades of labor market decline, are delighted to have a scapegoat. So we hear that the abandonment of the American workforce has been the unavoidable result of […]

Let The Robots Take Over: How The Future Of AI Will Create More Jobs

Let The Robots Take Over: How The Future Of AI Will Create More Jobs

A Stanford University report states that artificial intelligence (AI) will significantly impact nearly all aspects of our lives, including transportation, home services, medicine, education, public safety, the job market, entertainment and more. With the continuous growth of AI, there will be more substantial developments in the years to come.

Artificial intelligence, as defined by computer scientist Nils J. Nilsson, involves activities devoted to making machines intelligent in a way that enables them "to function appropriately and with foresight in its environment." Some people still envision everything from sci-fi robots to e-tailer recommendations when AI comes up. However, the ever-accelerating AI […]

As told to: Economist Dan North discusses 6 major topics

As told to: Economist Dan North discusses 6 major topics

Photo courtesy of Euler Hermes Weighing the state of economic affairs could help U.S. growers excel.

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The United States government and media outlets regularly tell us about the strength of the economy. But what’s really driving growth, and what are possible concerns and setbacks? Being aware of some of these issues could help growers and their supply chains make informed decisions to stay ahead. Greenhouse Management and Produce Grower recently spoke with Dan North, chief economist for North America at insurance company Euler Hermes , about the U.S. economy. He told us some facts, as well as some […]