Tag: Technology

A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind review – should we be delighted or terrified?

A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind review – should we be delighted or terrified?

Oscar Wilde dreamed of a world without work. In The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891) he imagined a society liberated from drudgery by the machine: “while Humanity will be amusing itself, or enjoying cultivated leisure … or making beautiful things, or reading beautiful things, or simply contemplating the world with admiration and delight, machinery will be doing all the necessary and unpleasant work.” This aesthete’s Eden prompted one of his most famous observations: “Is this Utopian? A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at.”

In Wilde’s day the future of work […]

My Say: ‘So-so’ technologies and Malaysia in the 2020s

My Say: ‘So-so’ technologies and Malaysia in the 2020s

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on January 6, 2020 – January 12, 2020. Last autumn, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published a report entitled, “The Work of the Future: Shaping Technology and Institutions”. This report comes amid an increasing landscape of technological buzzwords, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of things, mass digitalisation and my personal favourite, The Fourth Industrial Revolution.

It is in this landscape of technological buzzwords that many, myself included, have spilt printer ink on a whole variety of issues, such as technology as a solution to all our societal […]

Are Robots Coming for Our Jobs? The Economic Impact of Automation on Northern Ontario’s Economy

Are Robots Coming for Our Jobs? The Economic Impact of Automation on Northern Ontario’s Economy

Back to News Dr. Bakhtiar Moazzami
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December 19, 2019 | Dr. Bakhtiar Moazzami
Automation can have both positive and negative effects on economies. Some say that automation can lead to rising productivity, income, and standard of living. On the other hand, concerns include the fact that new technologies could accelerate the pace of change and bring unprecedented occupational disruption and unemployment. This report examines the impact of automation on industries, jobs, income, income distribution, and communities in Northern Ontario. While examining employment trends in Canada, Ontario, and Northern Ontario during the past 25 years, the study finds that the […]

Skills Gap May Slow Down Real-Time Enterprises

Skills Gap May Slow Down Real-Time Enterprises

Business leaders need to invest more in creating a future-ready workforce to overcome skills gaps that can impede progress towards a real-time enterprise.

Gaining competitive advantage with the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and all the other state-of-the art intelligent technologies, doesn’t come from relying on systems and machines. It’s going to take a well-trained, highly collaborative workforce for technology to fall into place. Otherwise, you are only dropping expensive technology on top of a moribund organization.

See also: FRESH DATA: 96% of AI/ML Projects Have Training Problems That’s the word from a new study released by Intel, focusing […]

Intelligent Automation: Will it Take Our jobs or Make Them Better? (Part 2 of 2)

Intelligent Automation: Will it Take Our jobs or Make Them Better? (Part 2 of 2)

Morgan Frank, Researcher, MIT Media Lab and Co-Author, “Small Cities Face Greater Impact from Automation“ (This is the final installment of a two-part conversation with MIT Media Lab Researcher Morgan Frank ( @mrfrank5790 ) on the challenge of embracing automation without leaving people behind. Read part 1 here .)

It’s tempting to talk about automation in the context of chasing efficiency. But the rise of automation is also a trend that’s disrupting workers and smaller communities more than ever before. Which means the most successful companies will get the most out of automation by making it easier for humans […]

Time to move beyond Maszlee

Time to move beyond Maszlee

Has Mazlee Malik done a good job? Some people do not agree and some have even created a petition to reappoint Maszlee as education minister.

Just before he announced his resignation, Maszlee presented his report card on how well the ministry did including some of the major achievements under his watch as education minister.

Guess what, if I were to create my report card and try to get my parents to sign, I don’t think it’s going to work. I am sure he knew this.This is why this position is a tough job and I cannot deny that Maszlee worked hard […]

Automation will change the workforce — in some cases, it already has — but not as quickly as you might expect

Automation will change the workforce — in some cases, it already has — but not as quickly as you might expect

One day, a software system could answer customer calls. In fact, there are already algorithms in chat bots that can translate languages in real time, and there are robots that take inventory in retail stores.

And that’s just what Pittsburgh companies are working on.

Technology is increasingly becoming an integral part of the workplace, acting more like a part of the team (except for maybe sharing lunch) and getting more tasks every day. As Pittsburgh establishes itself as a tech hub, it’s also finding itself at the forefront of an evolution likely to alter how just about everyone works — from […]

What can we do to ensure that automation does not adversely affect labor

What can we do to ensure that automation does not adversely affect labor

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Artificial intelligence and automation continue to delve into our society. In the business industry, companies now use voice recognition provided by intelligent personal assistants such as Alexa, Cortana and Siri to speed up their tasks.

In the transportation industry, artificial intelligence feeds upcoming auto-driven cars and helps drive traffic. In education, artificial intelligence is used to support personalized learning systems. In the healthcare sector, new diagnostic tools and decision support technologies are based on artificial intelligence. In the retail sector, artificial intelligence improves warehouse design to make the process more efficient. In the film industry, artificial intelligence is used […]

The changing nature of work

The changing nature of work

As technology advances, firms adopt new methods of production, markets expand, and societies evolve. Firms rely on new technologies to better use capital, overcome information barriers, outsource, and innovate. Workers, firms, and governments are building new comparative advantages as conditions change. For example, by being the first to adopt 3-D technologies, Danish firms strengthened their hold on the global market for hearing aid products in the 2000s.

The Indian government invested in technical universities across the country, and subsequently India became a world leader in high-tech sectors. By integrating into global value chains, Vietnamese workers developed their foreign-language abilities, building […]

The changing nature of work

The changing nature of work

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Features As technology advances, firms adopt new methods of production, markets expand, and societies evolve. Firms rely on new technologies to better use capital, overcome information barriers, outsource, and innovate. Workers, firms, and governments are building new comparative advantages as conditions change. For example, by being the first to adopt 3-D technologies, Danish firms strengthened their hold on the global market for hearing aid products in the 2000s.

The Indian government invested in technical universities across the country, and subsequently India became a world leader in high-tech sectors. By integrating into global value chains, Vietnamese workers developed […]