Tag: Technical

Study: Humans Less Upset at Being Replaced by Robots Than by People

Study: Humans Less Upset at Being Replaced by Robots Than by People

While the debate over whether robots and automation will threaten workers’ jobs continues, a new study by the Technical University of Munich and Erasmus University in Rotterdam suggest that people would rather be displaced through automation than by another person.

As part of a study to see how workers would be react to being replaced through technology, business researchers at the universities tested various scenarios with more than 2,000 people from several countries in Europe and North America through 11 experimental studies. Christoph Fuchs The results, published in the Nature Human Behaviour journal , showed that in principle, most people […]

Employees less upset at being replaced by robots than by people

Employees less upset at being replaced by robots than by people

Generally speaking, most people find the idea of workers being replaced by robots or software worse than if the jobs are taken over by other workers. But when their own jobs are at stake, people would rather be displaced through automation than by another person. That is the conclusion of a study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Over the coming decades, millions of jobs will be threatened by robotics and artificial intelligence. Despite intensive academic debate on these developments, there has been little study on how workers react to being replaced through technology.

To […]

Today’s BattleBot Competitor, Tomorrow’s Engineer

Today’s BattleBot Competitor, Tomorrow’s Engineer

By Hunter Chase, Reporter

A 250-pound machine created purely for destruction may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but it’s reality for five students from Palos Verdes. They designed and built a robot with solid steel armor that spins three blades at 200 miles an hour. Rancho Palos Verdes residents Sean Stassi and Trevor Heise were featured in the third season of BattleBots , a fighting robot reality series.

The show consists of robots competing in three-minute one-on-one bouts with the goal of destroying or disabling the opponent. If there is no knockout during the battle, a panel […]

FACE IT: Jobs, Part 3 – The Possible Solutions

FACE IT: Jobs, Part 3 – The Possible Solutions

Clockwise from bottom left–London Free Press journalists Randy Richmond, Megan Stacey and Max Martin discuss the city’s employment situation with panelists Amanda Wilcox, Carol Stewart, Sue Wilson and Don Kerr in London, Ont. on Wednesday July 24, 2019. Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press/Postmedia Network You told us in a reader poll for last fall’s civic election what were London’s most pressing issues. While we debated bus rapid transit and political leadership vacuums, the other – and more lasting – ones didn’t get what they deserved. This series about employment is the first of three, followed by a series on […]

IoT: Potential And Impact On How We Execute Business Processes

IoT: Potential And Impact On How We Execute Business Processes

The business world is in the early days of capturing the value that IoT—in conjunction with cloud computing , big data, and AI—can unlock. geralt / Pixabay Our Cambrian Explosion of IoT is still ahead of us. But one thing is clear: IoT will change business in a major way. The question remains how . I argue it will profoundly change three fundamental aspects of business: how we make decisions, how we execute business processes, and how we differentiate products in the marketplace . First, decision-making will change, with data-driven decision-making in particular taking on an entirely new meaning. […]

Most people would feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than losing out to another person

Most people would feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than losing out to another person

Most people feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than they do about losing out to another person, survey reveals

A examine of 300 people says most people would somewhat lose their job to a robotic

When it got here to different people’s jobs, people say they like human alternative The discrepancy could have to do with people’s self-reflection Emotions of inadequacy have been extra widespread with human alternative The examine may assist assess the psychological affect of automation Hundreds of thousands of jobs will possible be automated all through the following 20 […]

Most people feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than they do about losing out to another person, survey reveals

Most people feel better about a ROBOT taking their job than they do about losing out to another person, survey reveals

Losing a job is never easy on the mind, but according to a recent study, the psychological severity may depend on exactly who — or what — is doing the usurping.

According to researchers at the Technical University of Munich in Germany , most people would prefer to lose their own jobs to a robot as opposed to a human.

In a study , researchers asked 300 people their preferences on losing professional roles — both their own or a co-workers — to either robots or humans. A new study says that workers would rather have their jobs replace by […]

The future seems to be AI driven, but at the cost of ethical and technical issues

The future seems to be AI driven, but at the cost of ethical and technical issues

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications has taken the world by storm. From China’s robot waiters to Elon Musk’s flying Tesla , the hype is undying around this technology, which uses algorithms to mimic human intelligence.

With the potential to eliminate inefficiencies evolving from human error, AI has the ability to add around $13 trillion in economic output by 2030, or 1.2 percent of the global GDP a year, as per a report by Mckinsey .

The application of AI ranges across a large spectrum which the report has categorised across five areas: computer vision, natural language, virtual assistants, robotic process […]

Like previous technological innovation, AI and automation promises increased productivity, higher wages, and even longer lifespans for everyone. But gaining this potential will require development and diffusion of these technologies carefully

Like previous technological innovation, AI and automation promises increased productivity, higher wages, and even longer lifespans for everyone. But gaining this potential will require development and diffusion of these technologies carefully

By Christopher Pissarides and Jacques Bughin

Public discussion of the effects of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) often focuses on the productivity benefits for companies and the economy, on the one hand, and on the potential downside for workers, on the other. Yet there is a critical third dimension that should not be overlooked: the impact of new technologies on wellbeing.

Historically, technological innovation has had positive effects on wellbeing extending far beyond what is captured by standard economic metrics such as GDP. Vaccinations, new pharmaceuticals, and medical innovations such as X-rays and MRIs have vastly improved human health and […]

Don’t Squander the Techno-Revolution

Don’t Squander the Techno-Revolution

Getty Images Like past waves of technological innovation, the new era of artificial intelligence and automation promises increased productivity, higher wages, and even longer lifespans for everyone. But realizing this potential will require governments and businesses to manage the development and diffusion of frontier technologies carefully.

LONDON – Public discussion of the effects of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) often focuses on the productivity benefits for companies and the economy, on the one hand, and on the potential downside for workers, on the other. Yet there is a critical third dimension that should not be overlooked: the impact of new […]