Whither human labour in the age of AI?

Whither human labour in the age of AI? On Labour Day, two writers look at jobs at risk from artificial intelligence and ask if it will augment or replace human labour … Ford developed the assembly line method to manufacture his black Model T cars, he revolutionised manufacturing through the segmentation of a whole job

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Amazon to add another 3000 jobs in Canada

Amazon to add another 3000 jobs in Canada Online retailer Amazon, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on hand, announced Monday it will add 3,000 jobs in Vancouver, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of its Seattle … The fields will include e-commerce technology, cloud computing, and machine learning, a statement said. Link to Full

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The Growing Global Threat Of Labor-Saving Automation

The Growing Global Threat Of Labor-Saving Automation In medicine, web sites now provide excellent on all forms of maladies. Law firms now use artificial intelligence scanners to do jobs done previously by junior staffers. And much of the drudge work in banks has been automated. What is happening is documented in Table 1. Since 1990,

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Changing work paradigm

Changing work paradigm Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots are going to kill a lot of jobs because in the future, it will be done by machines”. These words, spoken by co-founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba group, Jack Ma, at the World Economic Forum, brings into sharp focus a reality that the world has

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Amazon to expand Vancouver tech hub, create 3000 jobs

Amazon to expand Vancouver tech hub, create 3000 jobs … Vancouver tech hub and create 3,000 new high-tech jobs. Amazon's general manager of web services Jesse Dougherty says the new positions will be focused on e-commerce technology, cloud computing and machine learning, and they'll be working in new office tower the company is building on

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Amazon to expand Vancouver hub, create 3000 new jobs

Amazon to expand Vancouver hub, create 3000 new jobs … retail giant Amazon has announced it will expand its Vancouver technology hub and create 3,000 new high-tech jobs. Amazon's general manager of web services Jesse Dougherty said the new corporate positions will be focused on e-commerce technology, cloud computing and machine learning. Link to Full

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Amazon is planning to create 3000 new jobs in Vancouver

Amazon is planning to create 3000 new jobs in Vancouver Amazon has announced plans to expand its presence in Vancouver, in a move that will create an additional 3,000 jobs in the city, specifically in high-tech fields like e-commerce learning, cloud computing and machine learning. “Vancouver is home to an incredibly talented and diverse workforce

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