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A study finds nearly half of jobs are vulnerable to automation

30 Apr 2018

A wave of automation anxiety has hit the West. Just try typing “Will machines…” into Google. An algorithm offers to complete the sentence with differing degrees of disquiet: “…take my…

How artificial intelligence is transforming the world

26 Apr 2018

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Article Summary: “Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging tool that enables people to rethink how we integrate information, analyze data, and use the resulting insights to improve decision making—and already…

High-paying jobs go begging while high school grads line up for bachelor’s degrees

24 Apr 2018

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To truly understand the severity of the skills gap, and the nature of the opportunity, in the workforce, consider this from the article: “…between now and 2022, there will be…

Travel, transportation and high tech are among the industries where AI could make the biggest relative impact

24 Apr 2018

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According to this article:“McKinsey Global Institute’s latest research on artificial intelligence focuses on how AI will affect business, analyzing 400 use cases — from airlines avoiding flight cancellations to online retailers…

Amazon Has a Top-Secret Plan to Build Home Robots

23 Apr 2018

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According to this article: The retail and cloud computing giant (Amazon) has embarked on an ambitious, top-secret plan to build a domestic robot, according to people familiar with the plans.…

Map to the Middle Class: Students are being prepared for jobs that no longer exist

18 Apr 2018

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This article is the first in a series titled Map to the Middle Class, which will examine how schools can prepare students for the good middle class jobs of the…

Laws and Regulations for Artificial Intelligence

17 Feb 2018

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Bringing a needed dose of optimism to the often fear-ridden dialogue, The Economist takes on some of the thorny legal, regulatory, and liability implications of handing over human tasks to…

AT&T’s 1,000 Robots Are Doing Boring, Repetitive Work For Humans

8 Feb 2018

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A new article from The Wall Street Journal details how AT&T currently has more than 1,000 software robots doing routine, mundane tasks previously done by people. The market for these…

Robots Ready to Ski, Paint, and Clean at South Korea’s 2018 Winter Olympics

28 Jan 2018

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South Korea will be rolling out a large number of “crowd pleasing” robots to assist patrons and visitors to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Robots, powered by highly advanced artificial…

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