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
20 Top Lawyers Were Beaten By Legal AI. Here Are Their Surprising Responses
Oct 25 2018 – Jonathan Marciano – Hackernoon
In a landmark study, 20 top US corporate lawyers with decades of experience in corporate law and contract review were pitted against an AI.
“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.
The Big Picture: Even Scientists Are Being Automated
Oct 20 2018 – Kaveh Waddell – Axios
New advances are taking automation to the highest end of human endeavors, offering scientists a shot at some of the most intractable problems that have confounded them — and along the way tipping a global balance to give upstarts like China a more level playing field in the lab.
Watch Out Workers, Algorithms Are Coming To Replace You – Maybe
Oct 18 2018 – David Kaufman – The New York Times
Recently, author and historian Yuval Noah Harari spoke about the benefits and dangers of A.I. and its potential to upend the ways we live, learn and work. This is that interview.
Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian
Oct 1 2018 – Jon Christian – Futurism
Experts predict that automation is going to replace hundreds of millions of jobs over the next few decades.
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.
‘Robot Brothel’ Planned For Houston Draws Fast Opposition From Mayor, Advocacy Group
Sept 26 2018 – Olivia P. Tallet – Chron
A Toronto company’s plan to open a sex service in Houston offering “adult love dolls” available “to rent before you buy” has sparked opposition from city leaders and an online campaign to keep so-called robot brothels out of the city.