Tag: Technology

Covid-19, Jobs, Data and Machine Learning

Covid-19, Jobs, Data and Machine Learning

Americans worry machine learning and artificial intelligence are a threat to their livelihoods . But the global pandemic demonstrates that these data technologies are essential to improving lives.

A recent survey captured the job-loss anxiety. Thirty-seven percent of workers aged 18 to 24 say new technology will eliminate their job by 2025. This fear climbs to 45 percent for workers of all ages in advertising and marketing. It’s 42 percent in business support and logistics.

Studies of job loss from automation have come to more dramatic conclusions. An Oxford study predicted that “about 47 percent of total US employment is at […]

Automation can lift India’s mining to new heights but here’s what stops it

Automation can lift India’s mining to new heights but here’s what stops it

The mining industry’s contribution (excluding petroleum and natural gas) to India’s GDP was nearly 2-3% in FY19, a sharp contrast to India’s true potential, being a geologically rich country. (Bloomberg image) Krishnadas Manjaparra

Technology has transformed many industries across the world and changed the way companies act. Mining is one such industry that is maturing over the last few decades on the back of an ever-increasing demand for mined resources on one side, and a need for sustainable mining on the other. The mining industry currently faces a unique set of challenges – improving production and reducing costs […]

COMMENTARY: Robots don’t get sick. Will COVID-19 speed up workplace automation?

COMMENTARY: Robots don’t get sick. Will COVID-19 speed up workplace automation?

Five delivery drones flying above the city at sunset. Hiroshi Watanabe / Getty Images What is an essential worker? The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the very idea on its head. Retail salespeople, entertainers and baristas do not make the cut. Grocery clerks, warehouse stockers and delivery people do.

Without these workers, the “rest of us” would starve and run out of toilet paper. Together with health-care workers and first responders, who have always been essential, they form the front line in the war against COVID-19.

Not surprisingly, the value of these unsung heroes has increased. Grocery chains have given their cashiers […]

Viewpoint: Automate demand chains to protect economies in times of crisis

Viewpoint: Automate demand chains to protect economies in times of crisis

As COVID-19 so starkly illustrates, supply chain automation is not proof against a slump in demand. But it’s become clear automated demand chains have helped maintain market activity, and could protect our economies in future crises Sami Mahroum. Photo: World Economic Forum Until the coronavirus struck, we took comfort in the belief that automated supply chains provided insurance against human fallibility.

But the stark fact is that automation has done little to prevent widespread disruption during the pandemic. In car manufacturing, despite high levels of automation, companies have shut down plants and laid off thousands of staff .

In the first […]

How AI and automation could impact supply chain roles

How AI and automation could impact supply chain roles

Innovations such as AI and automation have been tipped to kickstart the Fourth Revolution.

While the technology is being widely adopted, it is constantly evolving. Therefore, there is uncertainty surrounding its overall impact, particularly on professional roles within the supply chain.

Some fear that the technology will replace its human counterparts, while other experts suggest it will work in unison with humans, supporting them to focus on higher value opportunities. Amidst all of this uncertainty one thing is for certain: AI and automation will change how we operate. One side of the coin: a workforce replaced Recent advancements in AI […]

Employee surveillance has boomed amid coronavirus. After, it won’t go away

Employee surveillance has boomed amid coronavirus. After, it won’t go away

The coronavirus outbreak has had a profound effect on the U.S. economy, with the Economic Policy Institute estimating the unemployment rate may reach 16% by July as many businesses remain closed or shutter their doors for good. Corporations around the country are developing different strategies for confronting this unprecedented disruption of business, and many of the steps that are being taken threaten to increase corporate power at the cost of workers’ job stability and autonomy.

Amazon, for starters, has faced a major backlash from its workers due to what it claims are unsafe work conditions during this outbreak. It’s claimed […]

Fort Collins Police Report ‘Drug Cartel’ Texting Scam

Fort Collins Police Report ‘Drug Cartel’ Texting Scam

Police in Fort Collins say someone has been texting people and claiming to be part of a drug cartel.

That’s according to a post on the Fort Collins Police Services Facebook page .

The con artist threatens people with violence unless they give the texter money.Police say the whole thing is a scam, and that anyone who has actually given the person money should report the incident to police. Beware of These 50 Jobs That Might Vanish in the Next 50 Years In a 2016 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times , Steven Greenhouse (labor and workplace reporter for the New […]

Coronavirus: Will Covid-19 speed up the use of robots to replace human workers?

Coronavirus: Will Covid-19 speed up the use of robots to replace human workers?

Image copyright Getty Photographs As a pandemic grips the environment, a man or woman could be forgiven if they had neglected about another threat to humanity’s way of daily life – the rise of robots.

For improved or even worse the robots are likely to substitute quite a few individuals in their employment, analysts say, and the coronavirus outbreak is speeding up the process.

“Individuals generally say they want a human aspect to their interactions but Covid-19 has changed that,” suggests Martin Ford, a futurist who has written about the techniques robots will be integrated into the financial state in the […]

[POLL] If You’re Going Back To Work — Where?

[POLL] If You’re Going Back To Work — Where?

As Americans slowly return to work are you in that group? Or, were you left out in the cold on unemployment? Vote Below. Beware of These 50 Jobs That Might Vanish in the Next 50 Years

In a 2016 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times , Steven Greenhouse (labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times from 1995 to 2014) predicted that the rise of automated cars will erase 5 million American jobs. Few are expected to be hit harder than taxi drivers, who face unemployment not only from driverless vehicles, but also from ridesharing apps like Uber. […]

Insights on the Worldwide Distributed Control Systems Industry to 2027 – Featuring ABB, Emerson Electric & General Electric Among Others – ResearchAndMarkets.com

The "Distributed Control Systems Market to 2027 – Global Analysis and Forecasts by Component; Industry Vertical" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com ‘s offering.

The global distributed control systems (DCS) market was valued at US$ 2.04 billion in 2018 and is projected to account for US$ 3.90 billion by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.2% during the forecast period.

In line with the ongoing technological revolution, control over the complicated process is required to ensure decent performance, and therefore, the industrial automation systems are combined with advanced automation control technologies. DCS are the solutions that have […]