When will machines take over insurance jobs?

When will machines take over insurance jobs? A report on artificial intelligence and automation from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has made predictions about when and how machines will take over jobs. “The potential substitution of many low- and middle-income jobs could bring extensive unemployment,” according to the “The Rise … Link to Full Article:

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Newt Gingrich visits campus to talk to researchers

Newt Gingrich visits campus to talk to researchers That being said, Gingrich does echo the aforementioned fear many hold that “artificial intelligence will displace many traditional service jobs,” a societal shift that will necessitate a “rethink [of] adult education.” Gingrich's visit and subsequent opinion piece for Fox News shows that he not only sees the …

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Meet Vera, the Russian robot that is hiring humans

Meet Vera, the Russian robot that is hiring humans Last year, a McKinsey study found that automation would take '800 million jobs by 2030'. Fast-forward to today, Robots have found yet another job. Meet Vera, an artificial intelligence software created by a Russian start-up Stafory. Robot Vera is designed to recruit humans and help fill

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How AI Could Change Your Business Strategy in 2018

How AI Could Change Your Business Strategy in 2018 PWC has put together a multiple amount of predictions regarding AI and business strategies, one of which is the likelihood that artificial intelligence will impact employers first instead of employment. While it is likely that the job market won't be devastated by AI in the long

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Can artificial intelligence outflank human real estate brokers? REX, a tech-powered firm, thinks so.

Can artificial intelligence outflank human real estate brokers? REX, a tech-powered firm, thinks so. REX Real Estate Exchange, based in Woodland Hills, Calif., will roll out the large siege engines of artificial intelligence, big-data analytics, targeted … Michael and Mina Vlamakis were in a hurry to sell their Long Island home after Michael needed to

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Apple looking to make significant Siri improvements, hints hiring spree

Apple looking to make significant Siri improvements, hints hiring spree Almost all of the job listings are for software engineering positions, with many including tasks like working on Siri's “General Knowledge,” while among the specific skills mentions are Infrastructure Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) Engineers. And all but a … Link to

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Job loss fears from automation overblown, says OECD

Job loss fears from automation overblown, says OECD Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and robotics have led policymakers and economists to worry about the risk of widespread unemployment as machines displace workers. But the research found that most jobs will be difficult to automate as they require the ability to effectively negotiate complex … Link to

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Apple is hiring engineers to make Siri experience better

Apple is hiring engineers to make Siri experience better To augment the experience between a user and its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant Siri, Apple has posted several job openings for engineers at its different offices globally. According to the data accumulated by Thinknum, the number of open positions that contain the term "Siri" has …

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