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Michael Osborne: “Perhaps driving a car will be illegal by 2050.”

Michael Osborne: “Perhaps driving a car will be illegal by 2050.”

Michael Osborne, Dyson Associate Professor in Machine Learning at the University of Oxford. Where is automated driving headed? In the third part of our interview video series, machine learning expert Michael Osborne explains why we need to prevent driverless cars from becoming black boxes.

Let’s look at the big picture! At a recent developer conference of technology company Continental in Copenhagen, 2025AD had the chance to talk to several renowned experts from various fields. We asked them what impact automated driving will have on our society, how public trust in driverless cars can be created and whether humans will still […]

Next recession to usher in wave of artificial intelligence

Next recession to usher in wave of artificial intelligence

Major corporations are gearing up for a surge in robotics-based technology over the next decade and Europe needs to do the same. Photo credit: Lorna Hutchinson The European Union needs to brace itself for the prospect of a new wave of technology and productivity resurgence in ten to fifteen years’ time, spearheaded by the implementation of AI and robotics innovations.

This was the message introduced by Stefan Crets, Executive Director of CSR Europe, who, opening the high-level event, said that digitisation required a new agility in the workplace and a new way of collaborating.

“The future of work is determined by […]

AI taking jobs is not a concern for certain workers

AI taking jobs is not a concern for certain workers

AI and job loss may turn out to be among the biggest stories of this century, but workers in certain fields don’t have nearly as much to worry about as others. When it comes to the issue of AI taking jobs, most people are pessimistic. The pace at which software is replacing human jobs continues to pick up, and the list of industries set to be swamped by automation is growing.

But AI won’t eliminate all work . In fact, there are a variety of broad job categories and specific work roles that will be difficult for machines to automate […]

Over 180 Million Jobs For Women May End Soon Due To Tech Advancement, Says IMF

Over 180 Million Jobs For Women May End Soon Due To Tech Advancement, Says IMF

Women over a period of time have made a significant place for themselves in every sector of employment, even in sectors like combat roles in armed forces. But, if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports says as many as 180 million jobs for women are at high risks of being displaced globally due to the advent of new technology. The global financial institution urged the world leadership to endow women with requisite skills, close the gender gap in leadership positions, bridge the digital divide and ease transition for workers. Women Workforce AFP/Reuters

In a note released during the annual International […]

Are we being replaced by robots?

What does the future of work hold for the health and social development sectors? It is the dawn of the 4 th Industrial Revolution and it brings with it change at an unprecedented speed, scale and force. High-speed mobile internet, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and cloud technology has fundamentally altered the way we live and work.

The First Industrial Revolution was underpinned by mechanical inventions such as the steam engine, telegraph and railroad; while the Second Industrial Revolution introduced mass production through assembly lines and electrification.

The Third Industrial Revolution introduced mainframe computers, cellular communication and the internet. Today, the […]

The Most Important Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution? Try Ethics and Philosophy.

The Most Important Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution? Try Ethics and Philosophy.

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For those keeping count, the world is now entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution . That’s the term coined by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, to describe a time when new technologies blur the physical, digital and biological boundaries of our lives.

Every generation confronts the challenges of preparing its kids for an uncertain future. Now, for a world that will be shaped by technologies like artificial intelligence, 3D printing and bioengineering, how should society prepare its current students (and tomorrow’s workforce)?The popular response, among some education pundits, policymakers […]

China battles US for AI and robotic space: Who’s ahead?

China battles US for AI and robotic space: Who’s ahead?

Robot dominates: Ford F150 trucks go through robots on the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Robots are also entering areas such as logistics warehousing, chemicals and plastics factories and F&B industries. — AFP NO doubt, the FAANGs – Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google – are making the world a better place.

Still, they are being accused of being BAADD – big, anti-competitive, addictive and destructive to democracy.

Regulators fine them, politicians take them to task, and even their backers warn of their power to cause harm. Much of the techlash is undeserved. There’s fake […]

Imperial showcases AI prowess to Conservative and Labour Party conferences

Imperial showcases AI prowess to Conservative and Labour Party conferences

Professor Nick Jennings (right) and Zeno speaking on Professor Nick Jennings, Zeno the robot and Dr Declan O’Regan met political leaders in Liverpool and Birmingham this month.

Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) Professor Nick Jennings spoke on a Royal Society panel at both party conferences, discussing artificial intelligence (AI), automation and the future of work. He was joined by Zeno, a robot that utilises AI to replicate the facial expressions of humans.

The panels, entitled ’How long until we have a robot for PM? Are the predictions about the future of work getting ahead of reality?’ featured speakers from academia, think tanks […]

Artificial intelligence will lead to a ‘positive shift in the work people do’

Artificial intelligence will lead to a 'positive shift in the work people do'

The debate around artificial intelligence and jobs won’t go away. However, the most likely outcome of AI — looking at other industrial revolutions — will be a positive shift in the nature of the work people do ‘Without ambition and creative thinking, we won’t be able to apply AI effectively to the problems that we face’. The threat of AI to jobs — it is a debate that won’t go away. The Bank of England and the World Bank Chief are only two voices, in a growing network, that are concerned by the rise of AI and the loss […]

Your next job interview could be with a robot

Your next job interview could be with a robot

AndreyPopov | iStock | Getty Images There’s a lot of talk lately about robots taking our jobs.

Estimates predict that the number of jobs lost to automation within the next decade could be a million in the U.S. alone.

But what about the new job opportunities they could create? Advocates say that the number of positions created by technological developments will far outweigh those taken away .The recruitment industry is front and center to that disruption from automation.Increasingly, employers are using robotics to speed up the recruitment process and free up hiring managers’ time for more complex tasks, while removing human […]