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Rise Of The Robots

Rise Of The Robots

From autonomous cars to window cleaning robots that allow you to sit back while they do the hard work, the potential of robotics continues to expand.

As we increasingly see robots enter into our private and public lives and hear dramatic projections of mass automation, it’s worth remembering that they have long been a reality in the world of manufacturing. Since the 1960s, large, industrial robots have been used in industries such as automotive, to speed up processes and relieve humans from more strenuous tasks. These gains inevitably led to growth, which in turn created more jobs.

But in an industrial […]

How will AI shape the workforce of the future?

How will AI shape the workforce of the future?

Will artificial intelligence bring a utopia of plenty? Or a dystopic hellscape? Will we, jobless and destitute, scavenge for scraps outside the walls of a few techno-trillionaires? Or will we work alongside machines, achieving new levels of productivity and fulfillment? The tech world has no lack of prognosticators: Bill Gates and Elon Musk, for example, see in AI an existential threat to the human species, while Ray Kurzweil thinks it can’t come soon enough.

Silicon Slopes and big data

In fact, artificial intelligence is already here, and has been for some time. While many mistakenly equate AI with consciousness—Hollywood […]

Will robots and artificial intelligence take your job?

Will robots and artificial intelligence take your job?

“THEY took our jobs!” say the rednecks in South Park whenever someone “steals” their jobs.

But rather than losing your jobs to immigrants, as the rednecks in South Park belief, the more plausible and larger threat to your employment comes from robots and artificial intelligence (AI).

This trend has not the smallest minds worried. Bill Gates proposes to tax robots which take over people’s jobs to fund government spending.This sounds like a bad idea: taxing investments which improve productivity ultimately benefits society as a whole.Yet the sentiment is understandable, especially as the gains of automation are unlikely to be spread fairly […]

So many good U.S. jobs, so few qualified workers

So many good U.S. jobs, so few qualified workers

NORWOOD, Ohio – Herbie Mays is 3M proud, and it shows — in the 3M shirt he wears, in the 3M ring he earned after three decades at the company’s plant in suburban Cincinnati, in the way he shows off a card from a 3M supervisor, praising Mays as "a GREAT employee."

But it’s all nostalgia.

Mays’ last day at 3M ( MMM ) was in March. Bent on cutting costs and refocusing its portfolio, the company decided to close the plant that made bandages, knee braces and other health care supplies and move work to its plant in Mexico.At 62, […]

As the laid-off struggle, high-tech US plants offer jobs

As the laid-off struggle, high-tech US plants offer jobs

Herbie Mays is 3M proud, and it shows — in the 3M shirt he wears; in the 3M ring he earned after three decades at the company’s plant in suburban Cincinnati; in the way he shows off a card from a 3M supervisor, praising Mays as "a GREAT employee."

But it’s all nostalgia.

Mays’ last day at 3M was in March. Bent on cutting costs and refocusing its portfolio, the company decided to close the plant that made bandages, knee braces and other health care supplies and move work to its plant in Mexico.At 62, Mays is unemployed and wants to […]

High-tech US plants offer jobs even as the laid-off struggle

High-tech US plants offer jobs even as the laid-off struggle

With more factory jobs now demanding education, technical know-how or specialized skills, many US plants are struggling to fill positions. (Aug. 15)

Media: Associated Press

NORWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Herbie Mays is 3M proud, and it shows — in the 3M shirt he wears; in the 3M ring he earned after three decades at the company’s plant in suburban Cincinnati; in the way he shows off a card from a 3M supervisor, praising Mays as "a GREAT employee."But it’s all nostalgia.Mays’ last day at 3M was in March. Bent on cutting costs and refocusing its portfolio, the company decided […]

High-tech US plants offer jobs even as the laid-off struggle

High-tech US plants offer jobs even as the laid-off struggle

Herbie Mays is 3M proud, and it shows — in the 3M shirt he wears; in the 3M ring he earned after three decades at the company’s plant in suburban Cincinnati; in the way he shows off a card from a 3M supervisor, praising Mays as "a GREAT employee."

But it’s all nostalgia.?

Mays’ last day at 3M was in March. Bent on cutting costs and refocusing its portfolio, the company decided to close the plant that made bandages, knee braces and other health care supplies and move work to its plant in Mexico.At 62, Mays is unemployed and wants to […]

Jobs Of The Future – Can Our Schools Help To Prepare Our Kids?

Jobs Of The Future - Can Our Schools Help To Prepare Our Kids?

It can seem a bit trite to say that we live in changing times; after all, times are always changing, but it could be argued that with advancing technology our changes are happening faster than most. As computer automation and robotics play a greater role in day to day working practices, it raises the question of what this will mean for the future face of employment. How many jobs will not exist by the time the current generation of children leave school? How do we prepare our children for the jobs market of the future? What part should education […]

Is Skynet really coming for our jobs?

Cross-posted from Independent Australia :

It’s almost scary to think that the world as we know it may well be run by Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) one day.

While the risk of an imminent AI disruption of the labour market may sound like a fantasy, those with the most advanced AI technologies at hand think that AI is an imminent threat. They say an Industry 4.0 or cyber physical systems ( CPS ) revolution is coming whether we like it or not. Is this really true?AI in the labour market means the use of intelligent software to […]

The Four Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Four Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The evolution of global industries to Industry 4.0 (Rev 4.0) is both exciting and scary. Industry 4.0 is the designated code name for a combination of traditional manufacturing practices and industrial processes with technological capabilities, from automation to AI. From factories becoming self-monitoring to delivery vehicles becoming self-driving. Whilst there are many benefits of Industry 4.0, there are several key challenges that lie ahead. Cybersecurity

Having everything attached to everything else in the Internet of things (IoT) is going to monumentally increase the vulnerabilities present in any given network. With more nodes, connections and burden of connectivity, systems are […]