Technology is a double-edged sword for Asia

Technology is a double-edged sword for Asia Robotics and artificial intelligence are bound to displace certain jobs, but they will also "unleash countervailing forces that generate more jobs," the ADB said in an April report. Task automation will restructure jobs in a way so that machines handle only the routine tasks, freeing up workers to

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ECU Graduation: Allied Health grads in demand and ready for work

ECU Graduation: Allied Health grads in demand and ready for work “Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing everything, particularly health care,” he said. “The ability to appropriately share health data without worrying about the data being hacked or stolen has enormous value. This also was a strategic career choice for me, considering my wife also works in

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Figures of the week: The future of work in Africa

Figures of the week: The future of work in Africa Automation, artificial intelligence, and other technological advances associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution are changing the nature of work globally. A new report, The Future of Work: Regional Perspectives [1], assesses what rapid technological progress could mean for developing and … Link to Full Article: Figures

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Several PhD Positions to work on the interaction between Artificial Intelligence and Computer …

Several PhD Positions to work on the interaction between Artificial Intelligence and Computer … Applications are invited for PhD student positions at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS). The research will be focused on two main efforts: Using artificial intelligence techniques to accelerate computer architectures and parallel runtime systems. Accelerating artificial intelligence … Link to Full Article:

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