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How ethical automation can be deployed in the workplace

Careers Image: © besjunior/Stock.adobe.com Hays’ Tim Olsen explores the ethical implications of bringing automation into the workforce and what employers need to think about.

When deploying automation, the overall objective should be to provide improved employment for workers and society as a whole. Factors such as wellbeing and self-development should be the overriding objective.

Automation must result in net employment growth for the economy. More jobs should be forthcoming as a result of improved productivity than are lost from it. It is critical that the workforce can gain skills quickly and be mobilised without lag to transition from increasingly redundant skillsets […]

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Technological Disruption: Driving The Future Of Work In India

this belief is unrelated to the ground reality because technology in the digital arena has been responsible for millions of new jobs as well as areas of employment every year. The technology-driven sectors have been driving employment faster than ever India has conventionally been a labour-intensive economy with a significant or majority share of the markets dominated by informal or unregulated businesses in most industries. The non-standardized work conditions and focus on steps to ensure social security and protections for the employees lead to a lower output. This is where the pandemic-induced digitization has brought about a major transformation […]

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Here Are The Top Jobs That Will Be Automated First

Artificial intelligence doesn’t just loom over the horizon. It is here now and will expand indefinitely into the future.

The first jobs that will be automated are those which are most formulaic, such as jobs that entail repeating the same task repeatedly – like manufacturing jobs that create products on conveyor belts.

Most of the jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts will decline in the next ten years will not experience a significant reduction. Instead, most of the jobs in these sectors are predicted to be retained. Artificial intelligence doesn’t just loom over the […]

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World Braille Day 2022: Screen-readers, customised apps, HR automation bring some hope to visually impaired

With the advent of modern technology, the visually impaired can do numerous things such as write documents, browse the internet and send/receive emails. Inclusivity has emerged as the key aspect of development worldwide. The world is looking at making the fruits of globalisation and progress equitable for all. And the discussion has moved far beyond race and colour. Scientists, researchers and thought leaders are collaborating to create opportunities for those who are visually impaired .

Vision impairment affects people of all ages. Globally, at least a billion people have near or distance vision impairment that could have been prevented or […]

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The robot work force isn’t coming. It’s already here

Sprinkles has added kiosks to its bakeries across the country, which allow customers to place their own orders and help manage the company’s surge in online orders.

Ashley Haguewood

When customers buy a cupcake at a Sprinkles bakery, they no longer line up at a cashier. Instead, they type into a tablet, swipe a credit card and wait for an employee to retrieve an order.The kiosk system — which the cupcake chain began testing during at the beginning of the pandemic — initially allowed social distancing. Now, it helps the Austin, Texas-based company keep pace with increased online orders in a […]

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Artificial Intelligence: Promise, Challenges and Threats for India

#Artificial Intelligence #AI #technology #public policy (Illustration: Ashish Asthana) I. What is AI?

For many, the term ‘AI’ still evokes the image of either a Terminator-type robot or a disembodied, talking computer many times smarter than humans. And more often than not, the human race invariably needs to be rescued from their clutches, preferably by a bunch of easy-on-the-eyes Hollywood stars. Fortunately, the reality is considerably less dramatic and more benign. A conscious computer or super-intelligent robot is what experts refer to as Artificial General Intelligence or Singularity and we are still about 40 to 50 years away from […]

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The robot labor force is not coming.Already here

Sprinkles has added kiosks to bakeries across the country. This allows customers to place their own orders and manage the surge in online orders for the company.

Ashley Haguewood

When customers buy cupcakes at the sprinkle bakery, they no longer line up at the cashier. Instead, type on your tablet, swipe your credit card, and wait for the employee to get the order.The kiosk system, where the cupcake chain began testing at the beginning of the pandemic, initially allowed social distance. Today, Austin, Texas-based companies can help meet growing online orders in a tough labor market where it’s difficult to find […]

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The robot work force isn’t coming. It’s already here

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Sprinkles has added kiosks to its bakeries across the country, which allow customers to place their own orders and help manage the company’s surge in online orders.Ashley HaguewoodWhen customers buy a cupcake at a Sprinkles bakery, they no longer line up at a cashier. Instead, they type into a tablet, swipe a credit card and wait for an employee to retrieve an order.The kiosk system — which the cupcake chain began testing during at the beginning of the pandemic — initially allowed social distancing. Now, it helps the Austin, Texas-based company keep […]

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future job

Editor’s note: In 2020, a working group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology produced a comprehensive Report Regarding future work.Since then, the global pandemic has had a major impact on jobs and businesses. future job , By the same author. The book is adapted from the following excerpt and will be published by MIT Press on January 25, 2022.

Ten years ago, powerful mobile phones were still a novelty, driverless cars never appeared on public roads, and computers did not listen to conversations or answer verbal questions. Except for one or two assembly lines, the possibility of robots taking […]

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What’s Driving Inequality? Automation, BU Researcher Says

Photo by iStock/maginima Pascual Restrepo on robots’ role in the rich-poor gap

Any number of suspects have been blamed for the growing gap between rich and poor Americans : the decline of unions. Trade. Jobs being shipped offshore. But a recent paper coauthored by BU economist Pascual Restrepo , says the primary driver is something else altogether: automation.

The paper—by Restrepo, a College of Arts & Sciences assistant professor of economics, and MIT’s Daron Acemoglu—says blue-collar workers in jobs vulnerable to automation are losing employment and income. They compete for fewer jobs with other blue-collar workers, pushing down wages. Meanwhile, […]

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