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04/19/2018 / By David Williams

Rise of the robots: 8 professions that will be taken over by AI technology

As robots and artificial intelligence (AI) technology begin their takeover, more jobs will be taken away from humans, resulting in entire professions being supplanted by next level advances in modern technology. This is no longer a what-if, but a well-known fact. Robots have started to take away human jobs, and they will continue to do […]

03/13/2018 / By David Williams

Richard Branson: A.I. certain to cause widespread job losses, pushes for “minimum basic earnings”

Many industry experts are now in agreement: the rise of artificial intelligence (A.I.) will assuredly cause millions of people to lose their jobs. These displaced workers will come from all walks of life and from all types of industries, and not a single one of them will be able to fight back once the robot […]

01/19/2018 / By Ethan Huff

AI robots are already creating “hellish dystopia” by stealing human jobs, professor warns

A professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Oklahoma has issued a warning about the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) robots taking over the world. According to Dr. Subhash Kak, technological automation is already in the process of creating a “hellish dystopia” on earth, where all human jobs will eventually be replaced by […]

11/25/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

So, what are you going to do when a robot takes YOUR job? Here are some crazy ideas for your next gig

What will you do when robots take over — take over the workforce, that is. Let’s face it: give them a few more years, and soon robots will be performing the bulk of labor for all kinds of industries. From manufacturing to transportation to foodservice, these are but some of the trades robots are being […]

09/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Exercise in frustration: Microsoft is exchanging its foreign customer service agents for chatbots

After taking over our manufacturing jobs, artificial intelligence is now poised to muscle in on another ubiquitous industry: customer service. Technology behemoth Microsoft has created a virtual assistant that companies can use to handle customer service requests. This AI chatbot is the newest and first product in a line of up-and-coming software that lets artificial […]

08/06/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Rise of the robots: Bricklaying human labor nearly obsolete by 2020

An estimated 500,000 construction jobs will be replaced by robots by 2020, concludes a troubling analysis published by the World Economic Forum. The report claims that out of the 5.1 million jobs expected to be lost due to automation, 10 percent will be focused in the construction industry. Experts say that this may be because […]

08/01/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Meet Tally, the grocery store shelf auditing robot that’s going to put thousands of low-wage grocery workers out of a job

Losing our jobs to robots is no longer a topic of vague interest; it is now a very real situation, one further evidenced by the introduction of Tally, the newest automated shelf-auditing and analytics system slated to hit grocery stores soon. Developed by Simbe Robotics, Tally is the world’s first robot to capture, report, and […]

07/26/2017 / By Russel Davis

SORRY, HUMANS: Amazon will most likely replace Whole Foods cashiers with automated systems

In line with Amazon’s announcement of plans to acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, a survey carried out by ChargeItSpot revealed that a vast majority of consumers would like Amazon to add a “cashier-free checkout” should the acquisition take place. The poll also showed that consumers wanted Amazon to feature “lower prices” and “in-store pickup” for Amazon purchases. “When […]

07/05/2017 / By JD Heyes

No more human fast-food workers by mid-2020s? Burger-flipping robot replace employees

The collapse of low-skilled labor in America continues unabated, thanks in large part to the advancement of robotics, and with it, a wave of coming unrest like nations have not seen in a long, long time. As reported by CNBC, the fast-food industry, in particular, is poised for dramatic changes, with the introduction of electronic kiosks […]

06/28/2017 / By Russel Davis

McDonald’s announces kiosks will replace cashiers in 2,500 restaurants

McDonald’s shares have reached an all-time high as Wall Street projects that the fast food chain’s bid to roll out new digital ordering kiosks will likely increase its sales. The technology upgrades, which will be implemented this year, prompted New York-based financial services group Cowen to raise McDonald’s rating from “market perform” to “outperform.” Andrew Charles, analyst at Cohen, noted […]

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