April job-cut announcements tumble 43 percent from March: Challenger survey

April job-cut announcements tumble 43 percent from March: Challenger survey "The tech industry has seen a number of new disruptive trends over the last year, including blockchain, more advanced artificial intelligence, and virtual reality," Challenger said. "Companies in this industry are investing in these new technologies and that means creating more jobs." The report comes

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Need policies to shield workers from job losses due to newer technologies: ADB president

Need policies to shield workers from job losses due to newer technologies: ADB president Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao today called for progressive taxation and government policies, including universal healthcare, to shield workers from job losses in the advent of newer technologies like robotics and artificial intelligence. In the 'Asian Development Outlook 2018' … Link

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MLPerf Benchmarks AI

MLPerf Benchmarks AI To fill the gap, the first release of MLPerf will focus on training jobs on a … “If systems become faster, we can unlock the potential of machine learning a … Link to Full Article: MLPerf Benchmarks AI

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What the payroll numbers really show

What the payroll numbers really show The skill ministry should be requested to use the monthly data to assess skilling requirement by geography based on jobs category. We should also extensively use machine learning and deep learning methods to predict payroll count for every quarter at an industry wise level. This will help in a

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Entrepreneurs and new Aussie jobs

Entrepreneurs and new Aussie jobs Ms Zanich said that there needed to be a change in the nature of the conversation around jobs in Australia, particularly with the rise of digitisation, automation and machine intelligence. “There needs to be some leadership here, and a change in the dialogue,” she said. “[Governments] need to discuss … Link

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Demand for AI talent grows five-fold in five years

Demand for AI talent grows five-fold in five years The percentage of jobs requiring Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills have witnessed a nearly five-fold increase globally since 2013, experts revealed. AI talent. They also highlighted that as the role of Human Resources keeps evolving in the digital age and technologies like AI and machine learning gain …

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