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Pilot or Telephone Operator? Forecasts of Software Developer Demise Are Absurd

Pilot or Telephone Operator? Forecasts of Software Developer Demise Are Absurd

Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque recently grabbed headlines with his audacious prediction that “there [will be] no programmers in five years.” While such statements make great social media clickbait, they don’t accurately reflect the reality of creativity’s role in complex software development. Yes, AI will profoundly change the software engineering profession, but those changes will mostly enable inventive and capable developers to reach new heights of innovation. Software development is already being transformed by generative AI . Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot has more than one million paying customers. Some researchers forecast that between 50% and 80% of software engineering job […]

AI can restore the jobs that automation and globalization killed, a report says

AI can restore the jobs that automation and globalization killed, a report says

AI could enable more nurses to do the jobs of doctors. Photo: Maskot (Getty Images) AI is indeed changing the labor market, see the flood of news articles on layoffs happening in part due to companies’ priorities shifting to AI . Now a new working paper from Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist David Autor says that the shift presents a unique opportunity: AI could enable more workers to perform higher-stakes, decision-making tasks that are currently relegated to highly-educated workers such as doctors and lawyers.

Thanks to computers, information is now cheap, abundant, and accessible. As Autor puts it, that’s handed […]

Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics 2024 By Concerns, Attitude, Potential Number of Jobs Lost to Automation and Rate of Adoption by Industry

Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics 2024 By Concerns, Attitude, Potential Number of Jobs Lost to Automation and Rate of Adoption by Industry

Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics: Artificial intelligence has just been born and ruling the world already. AI can act like a human. Although AI is the biggest advantage to society, it has started to show some dangerous aspects as well. Many people have lost or will be losing their jobs in the future due to such technology.

Let’s take an example, ChatGPT has already shaken the world with its ability to respond like humans, thus people working in the creative industry are more prone to job loss events. These Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics will show how risky AI has become to […]

Automating ableism

Automating ableism

Illustration by Erik Carter In December, the US Census proposed changes to how it categorizes disability . If implemented, the changes would have slashed the number of Americans who are counted as disabled, when experts say that disabled people are already undercounted .

The Census opened its proposal to public comment; anyone can submit a comment on a federal agency rulemaking on their own. But in this specific case, the people who were most affected by the proposal had more obstacles in the way of giving their input.

“It was really important to me to try to figure out how to […]

Are Robots, Machines and AI Replacing Ticos at Work?

Are Robots, Machines and AI Replacing Ticos at Work?

“The process of accelerated price increases that Costa Rica is experiencing is making automation advance faster,” said Eli Feinzaig, head of the Progressive Liberal Party faction.

The employed population in Costa Rica was reduced by more than 91 thousand jobs for the last quarter of last year compared to the same period in 2022.These are jobs that disappeared and at this moment no one knows why. Technology at fault

Entrepreneurs, economists and deputies have different hypotheses, but one of the ones that sounds the most strongly is related to the automation of services and tasks through machines, robots and […]

Banking, legal, and tech jobs most at risk for AI disruption

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A new report says white-collar workers are most vulnerable to the effects of the technology. Peterhowell/Getty Images Keep up with the innovative tech transforming business

Tech Brew keeps business leaders up-to-date on the latest innovations, automation advances, policy shifts, and more, so they can make informed decisions about tech.Unlike tech disruption waves past, the job displacement effects of generative AI are more likely to start in white-collar offices than on factory floors.A new report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and The Burning Glass Institute found that jobs in finance, legal, and tech fields are among […]

Title: The Impact of Automation on the Future of Work

Introduction: Automation, driven by advancements in technology, has the potential to revolutionize the future of work. This essay explores the impact of automation on employment, skills requirements, job displacement, and the potential opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Body: 1. Changing Employment Landscape: Automation is reshaping the employment landscape by transforming traditional job roles and creating new ones. Routine and repetitive tasks are increasingly being automated, leading to shifts in the types of jobs available. While some occupations may become obsolete, automation also opens doors to new industries, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and data analysis. The future of […]

AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class

AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class

AI doesn’t have to be a job destroyer. It offers us the opportunity to extend expertise to a larger set of workers. SERIFA for Noema Magazine Essay Technology & the Human

David Autor is a renowned labor economist and professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who studies how technological change and globalization affect workers.

He is also co-director of the MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative and the National Bureau of Economic Research Labor Studies Program.In a recent interview with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Elon Musk proclaimed artificial intelligence to be “the most disruptive force […]

New Technology Trends for 2024

New Technology Trends for 2024

Here are the top 18 emerging technology trends you should watch for and make an attempt at in 2024 (Image: Admiral Casino) Technology today is evolving at a rapid pace, enabling faster change and progress, causing an acceleration of the rate of change.

However, it is not only technology trends and emerging technologies that are evolving, a lot more has changed, making IT professionals realize that their role will not stay the same in the contactless world tomorrow.

And an IT professional in 2024 will constantly be learning, unlearning, and relearning (out of necessity, if not desire).What does this mean for […]

Are you ready to Navigate the Era of Co-bots?

Are you ready to Navigate the Era of Co-bots?

Relay+® is a fully autonomous, “self-driving” service robot that makes time-consuming delivery tasks contact-free, safely, and cost-efficiently. — Photo by Relay Robotics Introduction

As we find ourselves on the cusp of a technological renaissance within the hospitality realm, our dialogue has shifted from mere speculative fiction to formulating tangible strategies surrounding the integration of co-bots – these collaborative robots are engineered to augment the capabilities of our human staff, not to replace them. The AI Support

Backed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), these robots can learn and adapt to new tasks with minimal programming. This AI support enables them to […]