Transformation or destruction: the uncertain future of work in the fourth industrial revolution

Transformation or destruction: the uncertain future of work in the fourth industrial revolution Digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence are changing the way we produce, work and interact. In the fourth industrial revolution the principal player is technology, and data the raw material of so-called “platform capitalism”. The ever more widespread practice of working online brings

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Samsung To Establish Massive AI Research Facility In France

Samsung To Establish Massive AI Research Facility In France … Young Sohn in Paris. “Great progress on artificial intelligence is happening in France,” Macron said in an English-language Twitter message. “Samsung chooses France to locate its new research center on artificial intelligence, creating more than 100 jobs. Thank you Young Sohn for taking the leap.” …

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The Future of White Collar Jobs: Will White Collars Be Replaced with Automation?

The Future of White Collar Jobs: Will White Collars Be Replaced with Automation? Competition, economic situations, and screening, hiring, and training employees adds pressure to an already chaotic environment. Evolving technologies have eased some of those pressures, but the adoption of a new technology, like robotic automation and artificial intelligence, requires proof before … Link to

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Excuse me, have you seen jobs?

Excuse me, have you seen jobs? “Every meeting I go to,” an operations manager at a tech firm told me, “they are talking about artificial intelligence. Never in the history of the world have so many people sat down to listen to speeches about how they will be replaced by machines and clapped at their

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'Robocalypse' decreases need for manual labor, not human employment

'Robocalypse' decreases need for manual labor, not human employment In early 2018, Acemoglu and Restrepo published a second paper titled “Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Work,” specifically discussing the displacement effect, where tasks once performed by humans are delegated to machines. Over time, Acemoglu and Restrepo write, the need for manual labor … Link to Full Article:

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Ontario budget makes $15 million investment in top AI entrepreneurs

Ontario budget makes million investment in top AI entrepreneurs TORONTO, March 28, 2018 /CNW/ – The 2018 Ontario budget's support for artificial intelligence entrepreneurs marks an important step forward for the province's future economy, … "This money will help entrepreneurs scale their businesses and employ more Ontarians in high-value, high-tech jobs.". Link to Full Article:

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