Tag: work
These are the jobs robots can’t do
Not a week goes by without some new report, book, or commentary sounding the alarm about technological unemployment and the “future of work. Read full Article
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘we should be excited about automation’
New York congressional representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes that people should welcome robots taking their jobs — but not the economic system that can make it financially devastating. During a talk at SXSW, an audience member asked Ocasio-Cortez about the threat of automated labor. Read full Article
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The Online Gig Economy’s ‘Race to the Bottom’
You can buy almost any thing you want online—toothpaste, books, plastic devices that allow you to lick your cat. On digital work platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer.com, you can also buy nearly any service—often from someone halfway around the world, sometimes for just a few bucks. Read full Article
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Worries about the rise of the gig economy are mostly overblown
IT IS a warm morning on Bondi Beach. Simon and Sophia are drinking coffee on a terrace while athleisure-clad millennials stroll by. The young American couple, both management consultants, came to Sydney from New York for a working holiday. Read full Article
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Forrester Predicts That AI-enabled Automation Will Eliminate 9% of US Jobs In 2018
A new Forrester Research report, Predictions 2018: Automation Alters The Global Workforce, outlines 10 predictions about the impact of AI and automation on jobs, work processes and tasks, business success and failure, and software development, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. Read full Article
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How will automation impact jobs?
AI, robotics and other forms of smart automation have the potential to bring great economic benefits, contributing up to $15 trillion to global GDP by 2030 according to PwC analysis. Read full Article
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A growing number of people think their job is useless. Time to rethink the meaning of work
A great deal has been written in recent years about the perils of automation. With predicted mass unemployment, declining wages, and increasing inequality, clearly we should all be afraid. By now it’s no longer just the Silicon Valley trend watchers and technoprophets who are apprehensive. Read full Article
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