Jobs that were once safe from automation, such as mortgage brokers or paralegals, are likely to be replaced by intelligent software (sooner than you think). You have to wonder what the future of work will be and how to prepare the workforce for this.
Here’s an interesting read on the importance of re-skilling the workforce to be ready when the robots and/or algorithms take away many (all?) of the jobs.
Recently, Amazon floated the idea that it would be fully automated in a decade: Not all of the 125,000 people who work at Amazon warehouses have to worry about losing their jobs to robots — not for 10 years or so, anyways. On Tuesday, Scott Anderson, director of Amazon […]
Ford partnered with Agility Robotics to create Digit, a two-legged robot that could deliver your packages straight to your door. That’s one more job for the robots to take.
In this episode, Frank and Andy talk to an economist about what the future holds for the future of work in the age of automation and where in the past we can find successful models of community led training.
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Estonia may be a small country, but it has made enormous progress in transforming itself into a leading AI and e-government superpower. Vice takes a closer look at the glimpse of the future e-Estonia provides.
Loop AI Labs Cognitive Computing has an interesting video on what the future of work in a world where automation becomes commonplace.
In this Data Point, Frank ponders the wider impact on jobs and businesses related to self-driving cars that are not immediately obvious. From driving schools to truck stops, everyone will feel the change.The question then becomes: how can we prepare the workforce for the impending upheaval in the job market? Will teaching to the test cut it? Or are we going to have to make learning play and play learning?
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Show Notes:
Last week, I spoke to a group of high school students about careers in STEM. Aside from being happy that STEM is now encouraged, I pointed out to them that the workforce they will be entering may look different than the one they see now. By the time they hit the workforce, digital transformation will have made short work of companies that have not become data driven. The only surviving and thriving companies will be the one who adapted quickly.
Proving that point is this article from TechRepublic and helpful advice on how to stay ahead of the robots.
Here’s an interesting video related to the article:
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As the notion of Universal Basic Income (UBI) becomes more widespread, so does criticism of it. Personally, I’m not a fan of it and I generally think there are better ways to solve the coming labor problem. Douglas Rushkoff has more thoughts on the downsides of UBI.
While grabbing coffee at a recently renovated McDonald’s, Frank ponders the future of work: both low-skill and higher skill work. There’s going to be no hiding from this: we are truly on the Eve of Disruption, where AI will impact everyone everywhere.It’s not all gloom and doom and there might be a strategy to survive and even thrive now and in the next economy. Press the play button below to listen here or visit the show page at DataDriven.tv
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