Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

This book by two MIT economists is very timely because the world is now dealing with the latest in the “Thousand Year Struggle,” in the form of artificial intelligence, the claims that many white-collar jobs will be automated, OpenAI’s call for regulation, and the possibility that AI will bring a further concentration of power among the big tech companies.

Much of the book sets the stage for this discussion by summarizing the history of technology. This review focuses on the economic and social impact of automation and information technology over the last 50 years. For instance, “the distribution of income […]

Unleashing Human Potential: The Power of Automation in the Digital Age

Unleashing Human Potential: The Power of Automation in the Digital Age

Image Credit: Unsplash In the ever-evolving landscape of the digital age, automation has emerged as a powerful tool that is reshaping industries, transforming work processes, and unleashing the untapped potential of human capabilities. This blog explores the profound impact of automation on our lives and how it is empowering us to achieve new heights of productivity, creativity, and innovation.

Automation, in its simplest form, refers to the use of technology and machines to perform tasks or processes that were previously carried out by humans manually. With advancements in artificial intelligence , machine learning, and robotics, automation has evolved beyond repetitive […]

United States: Automating Entertainment: Writers Demand That Studios Not Use AI

United States: Automating Entertainment: Writers Demand That Studios Not Use AI

When the Writers Guild of America (WGA) came with their list of demands in the strike that has already grinded production on many shows to a halt, chief among them was that the studios agree not to use artificial intelligence to write scripts. Specifically, the Guild had two asks: First, they said that "literary material," including screenplays and outlines, must be generated by a person and not an AI; Second, they insisted that "source material" not be AI-generated.

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers(AMPTP), which represents the studios, rejected this proposal. They countered that they would be open […]

How Tesla’s Humanoid Robots are Redefining the Future of Automation?

How Tesla’s Humanoid Robots are Redefining the Future of Automation?

Explore this article to describe how Tesla’s humanoid robots are redefining the future of automation

Artificial intelligence is propelling innovation in a variety of industries. While OpenAI’s ChatGPT has become the go-to chatbot for everything, imagine if the chatbot was a robot that could physically help you with your duties. After all, it appears that the days of AI-powered robots are not far off. Sanctuary AI, a Vancouver-based robotics startup, has launched Phoenix, AI-powered humanoid robots geared to enter the job. It is the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots, according to the business. It appears […]

Workers Are Terrified About AI. What Can They Do About It?

Workers Are Terrified About AI. What Can They Do About It?

Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast Times were tough in early-19th century England. The Napoleonic Wars had decimated the country’s economy. To save costs, wealthy textile factory owners replaced skilled artisans with automated machinery to create their goods. The workers fought back—literally—by raiding the factories and destroying the machines in these mills in what became known as the Luddite movement, named after the apocryphal leader of the raids.

Today, Luddite is synonymous with people who reject new technology—but we’ve seen the same struggles and frustrations with employers echoed throughout history, from Henry Ford’s assembly line, to mass food production, to […]

Your intelligent environment with Ruahtec!

Your intelligent environment with Ruahtec!

Christian Baldivieso is the Engineering Manager at Roohtec, a company that focuses on forming strategic alliances with world-class brands to introduce them in the country to cover the gap in demand and supply of technological products.

– As an engineer, how can you describe home automation?

I define home automation as the architectural and technical capability to be able to control a variety of peripherals with a single command, voice or controller. – Having given us your definition as an expert, how can you describe it to someone who has no knowledge of this technology? Home automation with all […]

Women Are Mostly Occupying AI-Threatened Jobs, In accordance with the latest findings of Study

Women Are Mostly Occupying AI-Threatened Jobs, In accordance with the latest findings of Study

Synopsis

has announced that it will be slowing down hiring for roles that can be easily replaced by AI in back-office functions like human res. Companies are increasingly turning to generative AI to streamline their workflow and cut costs, which could result in the loss of thousands of jobs. Moving forward, it will be crucial to provide retraining opportunities to help women navigate the evolving job landscape.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to disproportionately replace jobs typically held by women, In accordance with the latest findings of a study by human res analytics firm Revelio Labs. The company identified […]

Studies Suggest That Rather Than Killing Jobs, AI Could Revive The Middle Class

Studies Suggest That Rather Than Killing Jobs, AI Could Revive The Middle Class

from the unexpected-optimism dept

We’ve certainly been talking a lot about the “ AI Doomers ” who insist that AI is all too likely to destroy humanity. However, even people who aren’t fully on board with the existential threat of AI do often say that, at the very least, it’s going to destroy jobs for most people, potentially creating huge problems. For years now, people have been arguing for universal basic income , in large part, because they think that automation and AI will take away everyone’s jobs. I mean, it was a core plank of Andrew Yang’s silly […]

As AI Tools Take More Jobs From Humans, Women will be More Affected – Report

As AI Tools Take More Jobs From Humans, Women will be More Affected - Report

Jobs across sectors are being cut around the world and humans replaced by artificial intelligence technologies. It is predicted that a wider share of job roles held by humans currently will be taken over AI models in the future . According to a new report, this AI-driven job cull will not pan out evenly across the gender divide. The report says that women will be affected more than men. Deeply Rooted Biases

"The distribution of genders across occupations reflects the biases deeply rooted in our society, with women often being confined to roles such as administrative assistants and secretaries […]

Artificial Intelligence — the greatest disruptor ever?

Artificial Intelligence — the greatest disruptor ever?

To rephrase Leon Trotsky: You may not be interested in artificial intelligence, but artificial intelligence is interested in you.

Suddenly, long-rumored and awaited, AI is upon the world – a world that isn’t ready for the massive and forever disruption it threatens. AI could be the most significant disruptor in history, surpassing the arrival of the printing press, the steam engine and electricity. Those all led to good things.

At this time, the long-term effects of AI are just speculative, but they could be terrifying, throwing tens of millions out of work and making a mockery of truth, rendering pictures and […]