Nov 2 2018 – Jeanna Smialek – Bloomberg
Ten years after the Great Recession, 25- to 34-year-old men are lagging in the workforce more than any other age and gender demographic.
Millennial Men Leave Perplexing Hole In Hot U.S. Job Market
“Tech Tax” Necessary To Avoid Dystopia, Says Leading Economist
Oct 23 2018 – Alex Hern – The Guardian
A “tech tax” is necessary if the world is to avoid a dystopian future in which AI leads to a concentration of global wealth in the hands of a few thousand people, influential economist Dr Jeffrey Sachs has warned.
Here Are The States Where A Robot Is Most Likely To Steal Your Job
Oct 23 2018 – Kristen Houser – Futurism
A newly released study by fintech company Smart Asset found that those regions are the ones most likely to experience serious job losses due to automation.
Watch This Humanoid Robot Install Drywall
Oct 1 2018 – John Biggs – TechCrunch
The HRP-5P is a humanoid robot from Japan’s Advanced Industrial Science and Technology institute that can perform common construction tasks including — as we see above — install drywall.
Robots Are Coming For Service Jobs
Sept 29, 2018 – Jon Christian – Futurism
Now automation is starting to eat into a new industry: food and hospitality. Workers are concerned — according to the New York Times, the labor union that represents Marriott International hotel workers is demanding measures that will protect staff from being replaced by robots.
This Week In Tech: Are Robots Coming For Your Job? Eventually, Yes.
Sep 21 2018 – Steve Lohr – The New York Times
No question, the Valley is a wellspring of innovation and home to the ascendant digital corporate giants, both feared and admired. But it’s just a sliver of the $20 trillion American economy.
2 … Amid The Ripples Of AI
Sept 17, 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
Early shudders of AI-driven automation are already palpable in the job market, with work that requires a human touch flourishing and routine jobs slipping away, according to data from LinkedIn.
1 Big Thing: Unready For Automation
Sept 17, 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
The new age of automation is building global momentum much faster than many thought, with more than half of the division of labor on pace to switch to machines in just seven years, according to a report released today.