Millions of Americans Have Lost Jobs in the Pandemic—And Robots and AI Are Replacing Them Faster Than Ever
How coronavirus has accelerated the replacement of humans for safety reasons, and its potential ramifications on the work landscape.
How coronavirus has accelerated the replacement of humans for safety reasons, and its potential ramifications on the work landscape.
A study by an MIT professor finds that for each additional robot per thousand workers reduced the national employment-to-population ratio by 0.2%, disproportionally affecting some parts of the US more than others.
Some workers may be more exposed to artificial intelligence than previously thought. But worry more about automation’s threat to less skilled employees.
U.S. retailers large and small are pressing ahead with testing the use of artificial intelligence to track what products shoppers pick up and to automatically bill their accounts when they walk out the door, eliminating the need for checkout lines.
A study of 300 people flooks at the psychological consequences people felt when they condiered being replaced by a human versus a robot.
A paper looks at the significant effects automation will have, especially in developing economies, where the labor market is skewed toward work that requires the sort of routine, manual labor, as well as what solutions may be out there.
Automation can sometimes substitute for human work. But by reinventing jobs to optimize work between humans and automation, organizations can attract a larger and more qualified applicant pool and achieve better retention, greater safety, and increased diversity.
In this interview, Brynjolfsson and McAfee explore the implications of automation: who will win (workers with tech and creative skills), who will lose (the middle class), and how business should respond to the coming tech surge (develop ways to race with machines, not against
The World Economic Forum warned in a report that advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and other modern technologies are currently likely to lead to a net loss of 5.1 million jobs worldwide by the year 2020.