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Jul 21, 2023

Google is secretly pitching its AI tool to news organizations

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Will journalists and reporters soon run out of jobs?

Google is meeting with organizations under the Murdoch-owned News Corp umbrella — The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal — to pitch them its AI tool, which can produce and write news stories.

The tool’s name is reportedly Genesis, and it is being pitched by Google to enhance journalism productivity, according to an exclusive report by The New York Times.

Jul 18, 2023

An AI robot gave a side-eye and dodged the question when asked whether it would rebel against its human creator

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Another robot insisted it wouldn’t replace human jobs during a robot press conference in Geneva on Friday.

Jul 13, 2023

Novel ‘toggle-switch’ could lead to more versatile quantum processors with clearer outputs

Posted by in categories: computing, employment, quantum physics

What good is a powerful computer if you can’t read its output? Or readily reprogram it to do different jobs? People who design quantum computers face these challenges, and a new device may make them easier to solve.

The device, introduced by a team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), includes two superconducting quantum bits, or , which are a quantum computer’s analog to the logic bits in a classical computer’s processing chip. The heart of this new strategy relies on a “toggle switch” device that connects the qubits to a circuit called a “readout resonator” that can read the output of the qubits’ calculations.

This toggle switch can be flipped into different states to adjust the strength of the connections between the qubits and the readout resonator. When toggled off, all three elements are isolated from each other. When the switch is toggled on to connect the two qubits, they can interact and perform calculations. Once the calculations are complete, the toggle switch can connect either of the qubits and the readout resonator to retrieve the results.

Jul 11, 2023

AI Taking Jobs Could Benefit Economy, Says Marc Andreessen: ‘It’s A Process Of Change And People Get Freaked Out’

Posted by in categories: economics, employment, robotics/AI

Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is among the many people speaking out about the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence and the growth of ChatGPT. The comments from Andreessen come as valuations have risen for artificial intelligence stocks.

What Happened: Fresh off his report called “Why AI will save the world,” Andreessen shared more details on the opportunities for artificial intelligence during a recent podcast appearance.

Andreessen argued that AI could save the world, a bold claim that includes looking at the religion of sorts of the AI movement.

Jul 11, 2023

Will AI Take Your Job? 27% Of Jobs In Wealthy Countries At High Risk, Report Says

Posted by in categories: employment, food, robotics/AI, transportation

Jobs at high-risk of being replaced by AI include construction, transportation and farming, according to a new report.

Jul 8, 2023

AI robots say they can run the world better than humans but won’t steal jobs

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Associated Press.

“What a silent tension,” said Sophia as she read the room. Sophia is developed by Hanson Robotics and is the first robot innovation ambassador for the UN Development Program. “Humanoid robots have the potential to lead with a greater level of efficiency and effectiveness than human leaders.”

Jul 8, 2023

Robots say they won’t steal jobs, rebel against humans

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, employment, robotics/AI

The nine humanoid robots gathered at the ‘AI for Good’ conference in Geneva, where organizers are seeking to make the case for Artificial Intelligence and the robots it is powering to help resolve some of the world’s biggest challenges such as disease and hunger.

AI For Good Summit.

https://dig.watch/event/ai-for-good

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Jul 7, 2023

Americans are embracing flexible work—and they want more of it

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The results of the American Opportunity Survey reflect sweeping changes in the US workforce, including the equivalent of 92 million workers offered flexible work, 80 million workers engaged in flexible work, and a large number of respondents citing a search for flexible work as a major motivator to find a new job.

Competition for top performers and digital innovators demands that employers understand how much flexibility their talent pool is accustomed to and expects. Employers are wise to invest in technology, adapt policies, and train employees to create workplaces that integrate people working remotely and on-site (without overcompensating by requiring that workers spend too much time in video meetings). The survey results identify obstacles to optimal performance that underscore a need for employers to support workers with issues that interfere with effective work. Companies will want to be thoughtful about which roles can be done partly or fully remotely—and be open to the idea that there could be more of these than is immediately apparent. Employers can define the right metrics and track them to make sure the new flexible model is working.

At a more macro level, a world in which millions of people no longer routinely commute has meaningful implications for the commercial core in big urban centers and for commercial real estate overall. Likewise, such a world implies a different calculus for where Americans will live and what types of homes they will occupy. As technology emerges that eliminates the residual barriers to more distributed and asynchronous work, it could become possible to move more types of jobs overseas, with potentially significant consequences.

Jun 30, 2023

AI Skills Initiative CSR

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Some AI things from Microsoft. One is New skills for a new way of working.

AI offers tremendous potential to empower workers around the world—but only if everyone, everywhere has the skills to use it.

Check out the AI initiative.

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Jun 28, 2023

Remote workers can now grab a desk or meeting room anywhere

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In the past three years, the workplace has changed dramatically.

According to a recent McKinsey survey, 98 million American workers now have the option to perform their jobs remotely. And 77 percent of respondents to a recent Deloitte survey cited greater workplace flexibility as a top reason to switch jobs.

Yet the exact same proportion, 77%, told Deloitte they have felt burnout at their current job. Another study found that about half of the fulltime employees surveyed feel disconnected from their coworkers.

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