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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aug 28, 2018 – Kristen Houser – Futurism
Amazon officially opened its second cashier-less convenience store in the Emerald City.
July 18 2018 – Kaveh Waddell – Axios
Low-wage workers get trapped in largely manual jobs because of the difficulty of acquiring better-paid skills, according to a new study from MIT.
July 11 2018 – Eric Johnson – Recode
So says Annie Lowrey, the author of a new book called “Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World.”
July 10 2018 – Michael Solomon – 10x Management
We need to find a new measure of unemployment that factors in those who are so disillusioned and disenfranchised by either the job market or specifically, the competition from automation and artificial intelligence that they have given up the search for full-time employment.