Tag: Technology

Automation destroying jobs

Automation destroying jobs

5 million new jobs, 20 Aug 2017 Weak wage growth could already be a sign of automation creating an economy in which small number of very rich employ armies of poor. One researcher warns that if we don’t fix job displacement caused by technology we could face a global crisis. Many jobs are likely to disappear due to technology and automation, but many more are likely to be created. Automation, jobs, What people forget is that when there are innovations that destroy jobs—and, as I say, Can Trump stop the automation revolution and save US jobs? […]

Job Automation Should Be Celebrated, Not Feared

Job Automation Should Be Celebrated, Not Feared

Transitioning to a world in which different skills are valued might be difficult, but in the long run, everybody benefits.

Automation has become somewhat of a dirty word recently. Fear of mass unemployment and widening inequality has led to calls for greater regulations of technology companies, expanded programs of redistribution, and even a “ robot tax ” to discourage adoption of labor-saving technologies. These fears, however, focus too much on the short-term disruption that creative destruction brings, ignoring the long-term opportunities for human advancement that comes along with it.

Throughout history, technologies that automate labor have been crucial to emancipating people […]

How will automation affect the global workforce?

How will automation affect the global workforce?

Robots weld vehicle panels at the Nissan Sunderland Plant in North East England. Forecasting the effect of automation on the global workforce is difficult. Oli Scarff/AFP Predicting the course of technological progress is extremely difficult.

Just because worries about human obsolescence ultimately turned out to be misplaced in the Industrial Revolution doesn’t mean that the same happy result must necessarily prevail this time around. So the persistent question about artificial intelligence – or “robots” in common parlance – is whether they will make human workers obsolete.

Already, occupations that employ very large numbers of people, such as commercial trucking, are under […]

Insight: Is NZ Ready for Artificial Intelligence?

Insight: Is NZ Ready for Artificial Intelligence?

Dire warnings have been made about the impact of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation on jobs and society. But after being flagged for years, what steps have New Zealand and New Zealanders taken to be ready? New Zealanders are used to the idea of automation and industrial robots in manufacturing and some homes have those disc shaped vacuum cleaners roaming the house of their own volition in order to keep everything spick and span. Many people have exchanged messages with chat bots online in order to get a few questions answered. But a New Zealand company, Soul Machines, has […]

How will automation affect jobs, skills, and wages?

How will automation affect jobs, skills, and wages?

As the nature of work changes with automation, millions of people may need to switch occupations and acquire new skills.

Automation will displace many jobs over the next ten to 15 years, but many others will be created and even more will change. Jobs of the future will use different skills and may have higher educational requirements. In this episode, we ask experts how we can retrain workers for the new world of work and what the shifts might mean for occupations and wages.

Peter Gumbel: Welcome to our latest podcast in the series on the new world of […]

Innovation Or Destruction? AI Is Likely The Harbinger Of Both

Innovation Or Destruction? AI Is Likely The Harbinger Of Both

Mary Ann Azevedo is an Austin-based business writer who has written for Venture Capital Journal, San Francisco Business Times, Crain’s and Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Alarmist headlines abound about how AI and robots are stealing jobs from humans.

The fears are spreading beyond concern over blue-collar jobs. Now there are greater worries that even white-collar jobs that require additional training and education will be replaced by artificial intelligence and AI-powered robots. Crunchbase News turned to AI expert, SparkCognition CEO and Founder Amir Husain , to get his thoughts on the matter. Austin-based AI startup SparkCognition has raised $56.5 million over the […]

As Long as There Are Humans, There Will Be Jobs

As Long as There Are Humans, There Will Be Jobs

Shall we dance? Photographer: Chris McGrath/Getty Images Predicting the course of technological progress is extremely difficult. Just because worries about human obsolescence ultimately turned out to be misplaced in the Industrial Revolution doesn’t mean that the same happy result must necessarily prevail this time around. So the persistent question about artificial intelligence — or “robots” in common parlance – is whether they will make human workers obsolete.

Recent rapid progress in machine learning — a very powerful and flexible statistical prediction technique — has raised worries that machines will soon be able to outperform humans at any conceivable task. Already, […]

Robots Won’t Take All Jobs Because Humans Demand New Things

Robots Won't Take All Jobs Because Humans Demand New Things

(Bloomberg View) — Predicting the course of technological progress is extremely difficult. Just because worries about human obsolescence ultimately turned out to be misplaced in the Industrial Revolution doesn’t mean that the same happy result must necessarily prevail this time around. So the persistent question about artificial intelligence — or “robots” in common parlance – is whether they will make human workers obsolete.

Recent rapid progress in machine learning — a very powerful and flexible statistical prediction technique — has raised worries that machines will soon be able to outperform humans at any conceivable task. Already, occupations that employ very […]

Automation and jobs

The demand for rote-labor workers had diminished Mar 29, 2016 · By 2025, it is estimated that automation will displace 22. Search for Automation jobs at Monster. Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer, Programmer and more! Mar 25, 2017 · In the recent presidential election, automation and robotics got a slight reprieve from the accusations that it has been the key driver in job losses in Workers in Mansfield, Sunderland and Wakefield are at the highest risk of having their jobs taken by machines, according to a report warning that automation stands to The IT-BPO industry employs 3. Although manufacturing jobs […]

Do UK workers find automation at work a hero or villain?

Do UK workers find automation at work a hero or villain?

Much has been said about automation at work and a lot of it negative. Which is understandable, because uncertainty often breeds fear. That said, we were interested in hearing what real people, in real offices around Europe had to say about automation.

So, we commissioned research among 3,000 employees in the UK, France, and Germany (Wrike Digital Work Report 2018) . The results? Most office workers aren’t afraid of automation. In fact, according to our findings, they’d like to see more of it. Our survey shows that no less than 86 percent of employees are interested in technology that could […]