Rise of the Robots: How Far Will They Go?
9 years, 9 months ago

Rise of the Robots: How Far Will They Go?

Wired  

The full title is Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford. The answer depends on artificial intelligence---real intelligence, not just smart robots but robots that can learn and critically think. Once you add robots into the mix, they start doing jobs but they don't consume things that would support even more jobs. Of course some other people say that intelligent robots of the future are only a problem if we hold onto capitalism.

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Will robots take over your job? Economic Survey 2025 sheds light on AI anxieties
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Will robots take over your job? Economic Survey 2025 sheds light on AI anxieties

India Today  

The advent of generative artificial intelligence and the meteoric advancement in large language models have been the defining technological breakthroughs of our times. The Economic Survey 2025 revealed that the number of AI patents granted globally increased 62.7 per cent between 2021 and 2022. POTENTIAL JOB LOSS “Anxieties about the effects of AI remain high in India as well, considering …

Robots set to move beyond factory as AI advances
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Robots set to move beyond factory as AI advances

Raw Story  

Today's robots perform safety checks at industrial plants, conduct quality control in manufacturing, and are even starting to keep hospital patients company. Seeing robotics in places like theme parks or universities "will lead to the companion robot probably at the end of the decade," said Marc Theermann, chief strategy officer for robot company Boston Dynamics. The centrality of robots in …

Robots no more science fiction in real life
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Robots no more science fiction in real life

China Daily  

Staff members test a humanoid robot in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province on June 26, 2024. In thousands of factories in China, on the other hand, more than 2 million industrial robots are working day and night, making all kinds of products for consumers across the world. Statistics show China has become the world's biggest user of industrial robots, employing …

Robots no more science fiction in real life
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Robots no more science fiction in real life

China Daily  

Staff members test a humanoid robot in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province on June 26, 2024. In thousands of factories in China, on the other hand, more than 2 million industrial robots are working day and night, making all kinds of products for consumers across the world. Statistics show China has become the world's biggest user of industrial robots, employing …

Robots no more science fiction in real life
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Robots no more science fiction in real life

China Daily  

Staff members test a humanoid robot in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province on June 26, 2024. In thousands of factories in China, on the other hand, more than 2 million industrial robots are working day and night, making all kinds of products for consumers across the world. Statistics show China has become the world's biggest user of industrial robots, employing …

The AI robots on their way will mostly be made in Asia
3 months ago

The AI robots on their way will mostly be made in Asia

Live Mint  

Over the past year, I’ve noticed an overwhelming theme emerge when Asian tech leaders look at what comes next for artificial intelligence. The experience I’ve had tuning in to many executive chats and tech conferences could best be summed by Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang’s proclamation in Taipei in June. While the US is the leader in AI advances—and …

Human Interest: Will Rise of The Robots Leave Us Jobless? News18 Gets Expert View
2 years, 2 months ago

Human Interest: Will Rise of The Robots Leave Us Jobless? News18 Gets Expert View

News 18  

With the rapid technological advancements in the past few years, the world noticed China, the US, Japan and South Korea becoming the top countries in terms of the usage of robots. The debate The rise of robots or smart tech has baffled many including now-Twitter boss Elon Musk, who once said: “Robots will be able to do everything better than …

The future of work doesn’t have to be apocalyptic.
3 years ago

The future of work doesn’t have to be apocalyptic.

Slate  

As much as the media has been inundated with future of work stories that read like a sci-fi-like robot apocalypse, the future of work, in a very real sense, is already here. Middle-class jobs lost have been replaced by increasingly unstable, precarious jobs—involuntary part-time, low-wages, with scant access to benefits like health care, and unpredictable schedules. If we don’t, he …

The 8 Best Books About Artificial Intelligence to Read Now
4 years, 3 months ago

The 8 Best Books About Artificial Intelligence to Read Now

Wired  

by Alex Davies The “great man” theory holds that history is largely made by heroes—big, brawny, brainy dudes who reshape the future with brute force and brilliance. Autonomous vehicles could be a $7 trillion business by 2050; today, multibillion-dollar companies like Alphabet, General Motors, Ford, and Tesla race to hammer out the kinks. But as one roboticist tells Davies, most …

The robotics and AI revolution will, like climate change, disrupt life as we know it; what future will it herald for humans?
5 years, 8 months ago

The robotics and AI revolution will, like climate change, disrupt life as we know it; what future will it herald for humans?

Firstpost  

A future in which automatons do most of work as we know it is nigh. Last year, in October, a painting titled “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy” created by an AI was sold by Christie’s in New York for $432,000. We also don’t want to acknowledge that, like climate change, the revolution in robotics and AI will in fact disrupt …

What if robots don’t take all the jobs?
5 years, 8 months ago

What if robots don’t take all the jobs?

The Economist  

I T IS HARD to believe now, but a little more than a decade ago people were seriously worried about robots taking all the jobs. Back in 2018 the chief economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, gave a warning that “large swathes” of the population would become “technologically unemployed”. He argued that the “fourth industrial revolution” of automation …

The World According to AI
5 years, 9 months ago

The World According to AI

Al Jazeera  

How will Artificial Intelligence be used in the future? In episode one of The Big Picture: The World According to AI, we chart the evolution of artificial intelligence from its post-World War II origins and, dissect the mechanisms by which existing prejudices are built into the very systems that are supposed to be free of human bias. The Big Picture: …

8 Sci-Fi Writers Imagine the Bold and New Future of Work
6 years, 3 months ago

8 Sci-Fi Writers Imagine the Bold and New Future of Work

Wired  

“In the early 21st century, perhaps the most important artistic genre is science fiction … how people understand the most important technological, social, and economic developments of our time.” —Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Half of being human, give or take, is the work we do. Economists and organizational behaviorists and McKinsey consultants crunch the numbers …

HOW WILL ROBOTS CHANGE THE WORKPLACE BY 2022?
6 years, 6 months ago

HOW WILL ROBOTS CHANGE THE WORKPLACE BY 2022?

Daily Mail  

The non-profit expects robots, AI and other forms of automation to drastically change the workplace within the next four years. Read articles that feature this panel Millennials really don't like human interaction: Study shows young adults prefer using robots at work to speak to customers, while baby. Nearly half of ALL jobs could be lost or radically transformed as a …

Robots and artificial intelligence will take over HALF of all tasks in the workplace by 2025
6 years, 6 months ago

Robots and artificial intelligence will take over HALF of all tasks in the workplace by 2025

Daily Mail  

More than half of all tasks in the workplace tasks will be carried out by machines by 2025. That's according to the World Economic Forum, which predicts that AI and robots will kill off 75 million jobs worldwide by 2022. That's according to the World Economic Forum, which predicts that AI and robots will kill off 75 million jobs worldwide …

Will robots take our children's jobs?
7 years, 2 months ago

Will robots take our children's jobs?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ford said he was alarmed …

The robots are coming – but will they really take all our jobs?
7 years, 4 months ago

The robots are coming – but will they really take all our jobs?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, …

Robots Threaten Bigger Slice of Jobs in US, Other Rich Nations
55 years, 2 months ago

Robots Threaten Bigger Slice of Jobs in US, Other Rich Nations

Wired  

The world is commonly divided into industrialized and emerging economies. Economic think tank McKinsey Global Institute forecast changes in demand for different kinds of labor across 45 countries as technologies improve to perform physical or office tasks. One key result: Robots pose a more immediate and disruptive threat to the US middle class than they do to middle-income workers in …

How robots are shaping tomorrow's world[5]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 7 months ago

How robots are shaping tomorrow's world[5]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot displays at the ongoing 2017 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Aug 24, 2017. The International Federation of Robotics forecasts that China's robotics industry will be worth $6.28 billion this year, after exceeding $5 billion for the first time in 2016. China is now in the critical stage of its "Made in China 2025" blueprint, a plan to move …

Rise of the machines: What jobs will survive as robots move into the workplace?
7 years, 8 months ago

Rise of the machines: What jobs will survive as robots move into the workplace?

ABC  

The invasion of robots into factories and offices has long been seen as final blow for workforces ravaged by cheap offshore labour and the never ending quest to cut costs. Key points: Two-thirds of the shift from automatable tasks will be driven by people changing the way they work Automating routine tasks will improve job satisfaction for 62pc of low-skilled …

Report finds 38% of US jobs will lost to robots by 2030
8 years ago

Report finds 38% of US jobs will lost to robots by 2030

Daily Mail  

While millions of people fearing a robot run world, it is Americans who should worry the most. A new report has found that 38 percent of US jobs will be replaced by robots and artificial intelligence by the early 2030s. The analysis, by accountancy giant PwC, has also revealed that it is financials service jobs that are at most risk …

Impact of job-stealing robots a growing concern among global CEOs at Davos
8 years, 2 months ago

Impact of job-stealing robots a growing concern among global CEOs at Davos

Live Mint  

Davos: Open markets and global trade have been blamed for job losses over the last decade, but global chief executive officers say the real culprits are increasingly machines. “Jobs will be lost, jobs will evolve and this revolution is going to be ageless, it’s going to be classless and it’s going to affect everyone,” said Meg Whitman, chief executive of …

Robots are after our jobs: what can we do?
8 years, 6 months ago

Robots are after our jobs: what can we do?

Live Mint  

Will smart automation, intelligent software bots and brainy robots take away our jobs anytime soon? The reaction may not be surprising in emerging countries like India, given that a majority of such employees would never have heard about the Industrial Revolution, or terms like disguised unemployment, cloud computing, machine learning, deep learning, automation or artificial intelligence -driven software bots. They …

Robots are going to steal the jobs of chefs, salespeople and models, researchers say as they unveil full list of likely robot professions
9 years, 6 months ago

Robots are going to steal the jobs of chefs, salespeople and models, researchers say as they unveil full list of likely robot professions

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have created a huge, in-depth analysis of what jobs are under threat …

Martin Ford: Robots could make entire industries redundant, warns Silicon Valley entrepreneur
9 years, 6 months ago

Martin Ford: Robots could make entire industries redundant, warns Silicon Valley entrepreneur

ABC  

Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author Martin Ford has warned that the advancement of robot technology could make entire industries redundant, and that we need to start preparing for the global shock this jobless future could deliver. "Now we've got robots and machines and algorithms that are taking over brain power and it's much more broad-based, it's ubiquitous. Here are four …

Software And Robots Eat Jobs. Now What?
9 years, 8 months ago

Software And Robots Eat Jobs. Now What?

Huff Post  

In a story for Vox Monday, Matt Yglesias argues that we shouldn't be worried about losing our jobs to robots -- or to any other kind of sophisticated tech that can do the work of a human. He claims, for example, that for many people, advances in tech have only affected their day-to-day jobs in "relatively superficial ways": These days …

Don't panic, the robots are coming
10 years ago

Don't panic, the robots are coming

Dutch News  

Robotisation is not as bad as it is made out to be, writes economist Mathijs Bouman. Cybernation is already reorganizing the economic and social system to meet its own need.’ It’s an extremely creepy view of the future, and long-winded to boot. ‘A future of almost unlimited production by a handful, for consumption by whoever can afford it, is a …

Don't panic, the robots are coming
10 years ago

Don't panic, the robots are coming

Dutch News  

Robotisation is not as bad as it is made out to be, writes economist Mathijs Bouman. Cybernation is already reorganizing the economic and social system to meet its own need.’ It’s an extremely creepy view of the future, and long-winded to boot. ‘A future of almost unlimited production by a handful, for consumption by whoever can afford it, is a …

Middle class will be 'decimated' by jobs being taken by ROBOTS, web expert warns
10 years ago

Middle class will be 'decimated' by jobs being taken by ROBOTS, web expert warns

Daily Mail  

The middle class will be ‘decimated’ by the rise of robots replacing traditional jobs like teachers, lawyers and doctors, a leading author warned today. Web entrepreneur Andrew Keen will leave the middle class ‘hollowed out’, while a new elite make billions from the profits of machines dominating the workplace. Web entrepreneur Andrew Keen claimed the ‘nightmare’ of a technological revolution …

Robots won't pose a threat to middle class jobs for at least 100 years
10 years, 1 month ago

Robots won't pose a threat to middle class jobs for at least 100 years

Daily Mail  

Robots may well replace factory workers over the next decade, but they don't pose a serious threat to middle class jobs, claims billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel. Robots may well replace factory workers over the next decade, but they don't pose a threat to middle class jobs for at least one hundred years, claims billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel The …

Rise of the robots: Humans will compete with droids for jobs by 2040, study claims
10 years, 11 months ago

Rise of the robots: Humans will compete with droids for jobs by 2040, study claims

Daily Mail  

Rise of the robots: Humans will compete with droids for jobs by 2040, study claims Plastic surgeons will be able to offer additional brain processing power Study claims we will have bionic implants to perform as fast as machines The current 37.4 hour working week will increase by a third to 50.5 hours We will have less sex in a …

The robots are coming. How many of us will prosper from the second machine age?
11 years, 2 months ago

The robots are coming. How many of us will prosper from the second machine age?

Raw Story  

GUARDIAN NEWS SERVICE Gavin Kelly, The Observer Whether it's our humdrum reliance on supermarket self-service tills, Siri on our iPhones, the emergence of the drone as a weapon of choice or the impending arrival of the driverless car, intelligent machines are woven into our lives as never before. The expected use of machines for everyday purposes is already giving rise …

GeekDad Book Review: The Optimist's Tour of the Future
13 years, 11 months ago

GeekDad Book Review: The Optimist's Tour of the Future

Wired  

Sometime in the future, you are going to die. The Optimist's Tour of the Future takes a long journey around the world, delving into the most radical and outlying theories on prolonging life, the future of the Earth and technology, and even climate change. The Optimist's Tour of the Future tosses you right into the fray with talk of "transhumanism." …

Simon Carr: You think robots are taking over? Fear not
17 years, 1 month ago

Simon Carr: You think robots are taking over? Fear not

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At the …

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