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Essay on the Impact of Automation on Employment

Essay on the Impact of Automation on Employment

Automation is a process through which technology and applications are used to carry out the work efficiently and reliably instead of being carried out by humans manually (‘What is Automation?’, ISA, 2020). Automation helps to efficiently carry out repetitive task which otherwise needed to be done by human manually and by doing so automation helps to save time and cuts down the cost of production or project. The use of automation is diverse in today’s world from defense and information technology to manufacturing and transport (Strawn, 2016). Automation can be done in various form, be it robotics to software […]

Focus on Faculty: Christopher Andrews

Focus on Faculty: Christopher Andrews

The associate professor and chair of sociology offers a deep dive on the ramifications of self-checkout systems

October 2022 – Drew University’s Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology Christopher Andrews joined us for our new Focus on Faculty series, where we highlight the many accomplishments, research, and scholarship of Drew’s incredible faculty members. Enlarge Andrews’ research on self-checkout systems and shopper behavior has been cited in a number of recent articles, including “ Nobody Likes Self-Checkout. Here’s Why It’s Everywhere ,” CNN Business ; “ Self-Checkout Systems Create Headaches for Cashiers ,” Prism ; and “ Is 5-10 Years […]

Ericsson: IoT adoption leads to more jobs

Ericsson: IoT adoption leads to more jobs

The fear that technology could make certain jobs obsolete has existed for decades. Workers have shared this concern as economists have pondered about how technological advancements could alter labor demands. One popular view around this topic is that it’s possible new tech could put some workers out of jobs in certain industries or tasks, but increase the need for labor in other sectors, according to a recent Ericsson report . The Internet of Things (IoT) is often brought up in the technology’s impact on labor discussions, partly because of how much usage it gets in various business arenas. IoT […]

Zapier extends its automation service with first-party database and UI tools

Zapier extends its automation service with first-party database and UI tools

For the longest time, Zapier , which launched in 2011, was content with helping its users automate simple workflows and build integrations between various business-critical tools. That’s been a great business for the company, but users today expect a bit more, and over the course of the last couple of years, the company decided it was time to expand its product portfolio. The first of these new products was Transfer , a tool for moving data between apps, which launched last October. Today, at its ZapConnect conference, it’s taking the next step in this journey with the launch of […]

Red Hat and IBM Research Advance IT Automation via Project Wisdom

Red Hat and IBM Research Advance IT Automation via Project Wisdom

Red Hat | IBM launch Project Wisdom Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, and IBM Research today announced Project Wisdom, the first community project to create an intelligent, natural language processing capability for Ansible and the IT automation industry .

Using an artificial intelligence (AI) model, the project aims to boost the productivity of IT automation developers and make IT automation more achievable and understandable for diverse IT professionals with varied skills and backgrounds.

According to a 2021 IDC prediction , “by 2026, 85% of enterprises will combine human expertise with AI, ML, NLP, and […]

WorkFusion to add 100 jobs as it plans new European headquarters in Ireland

WorkFusion to add 100 jobs as it plans new European headquarters in Ireland

WorkFusion is to open a new office in Dublin, creating 100 jobs in three years Technology company WorkFusion is to create 100 jobs in the next three jobs as it plans a new European headquarters in Dublin.

The company, which specialises in intelligent automation, will employ workers in the areas of research and development, data scientists, and other key software engineering roles.

The Dublin office will be the fourth office that WorkFusion has opened, alongside its headquarters in New York, and offices in Warsaw and Hyderabad.WorkFusion has developed “digital workers” that are powered by artificial intelligence that can perform complete end-to-end […]

Fixing the rep of blue-collar jobs

Fixing the rep of blue-collar jobs

There’s nothing like classic wisdom to shed some light on things.

In the 1963 Looney Toons gem “The Million Hare,” Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny race to a TV studio to claim the $1 million grand prize in a show’s competition. After putting himself and Bugs in the hospital with yet another idiotic scheme, Daffy hobbles to the finish line ahead of Bugs and wins … the Million Box, complete with one million little boxes inside it.

Thinking he was duped, Daffy impetuously donates his prize to Bugs—just in time to learn that inside each little box is a crisp $1 […]

Dominated by millennials: How the gig economy has become the latest trend in tier 2-3 cities post Covid-19

Dominated by millennials: How the gig economy has become the latest trend in tier 2-3 cities post Covid-19

Gig is the new fad in the jobs market, and it is now spreading across all industries in the country. Rapid technological breakthroughs, followed by pandemic-fueled flexible work models in Indian businesses, have given a substantial boost to the demand for gig workers over the last two years. Even more noticeable is that the growing number of Gig workers is mainly driven by Millennials and Gen Z. Millennials and Generation Z (19-25 years) account for nearly 48% of the gig workforce, implying that today’s young generation is increasingly turning to freelance and gig employment.

Tier 2 and 3 cities in […]

Digitalization Changes Everyone’s Job

Digitalization Changes Everyone’s Job

Jeff Winters of Microsoft presents at Inductive Automation’s Ignition Community Conference 2022.

The digital transformation of industry isn’t news to anyone at this point. Even if the facility in which you work still has clipboards hanging from equipment for manual data entry into spreadsheets (which is the case for 29% of end user respondents to a recent Automation World study) the continuing incorporation of more open, connected devices and operations management software is clearly changing the function of manufacturing and processing operations.

This change doesn’t just impact production operations; it also impacts front-office functions by visualizing and contextualizing operations data, which […]

The Future of Automation in the Economy

The Future of Automation in the Economy

Since the dawn of time, humans have been creatures of discovery and innovation. Whether it be forging wooden tools, building shelters, or developing computers, technology has been at the center of human development. In the 21st century, rapid innovation and advancing technologies have allowed society to prosper and utilize the resources around people’s surroundings to build a brighter future. Most recently, an emerging force in technology has been the development of artificial intelligence (AI). Algorithms and models can be developed to effectively teach themselves the way in which they should make decisions. These groundbreaking innovations have become so powerful […]