Work in the Second Machine AgeClearly new technologies, especially artificial intelligence, is changing the way we work. Career opportunities are going to be very different in the not too distant future, some will cease to be, new ones will be created. This Department is tracking work in the second machine age. From the fear of AI taking over our jobs to smarter, cleaner, faster, and more efficient factories, the future of work is going to be nothing like we’ve seen before.
Few subjects occupy the minds of futurists these days more than automation, and its effects on the future of work. Various forms of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence are changing the world of work and threatening to render millions or perhaps billions...
A new research by MIT economist Daron Acemoglu’s puts a number on the job costs of automation.
FROM THE ARCHIVES The Impact of Machines on Jobs
FROM THE ARCHIVES The End of Work? by David Van Nuys
Someone who works in edge computing may be responsible for creating, maintaining and upgrading an edge computing environment and may involve the design and development of hardware and software solutions, overhauling existing network infrastructure so that there is a...
What is a Robotics Engineer? A robotics engineer is a technical designer tasked with creating robotic systems in many different industries and environments. Such systems are designed to assist or replace human effort to make workplaces safer and/or more...
INTRODUCTION Today I'm going to talk to you about becoming a Data Scientist, which is a title that is emerging as one of the hot job prospects in coming years. If you are someone who likes to solve complex problems, can pull together data from a number of different...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to have a huge impact—in fact, it already has. Now is the time to make sure it has the right impact: a positive and inclusive one.
