WORKFORCE AUTOMATION
Walmart unveils an AI-powered store of the future, now open to the public
Walmart this morning unveiled a new “store of the future” and test grounds for emerging technologies, including AI-enabled cameras
Job losses and flat wages caused by automation in manufacturing states influenced the outcome of the 2016 presidential election
The robots are coming, and they’re bearing pizzas – or soon will be. In a pilot program that could
Amazon’s warehouse-worker tracking system can automatically pick people to fire without a human supervisor’s involvement
• Amazon employs a system that not only tracks warehouse workers’ productivity but also can automatically generate the paperwork
The Future of Work Could Bring More Inequality, Social Tensions
VIEW THE VIDEO HERE Almost half of all jobs could be wiped out or radically altered in the next
Tesla Robo Taxis: How Elon Musk Says They Will Work — and When
Tesla has imbued its cars with the hardware necessary to become fully self-driving. Now, it wants to make it
The retail apocalypse has claimed 6,000 US stores in 2019 so far, more than the number that shut down in all of 2018
• More store closings have been announced already this year than in all of 2018, according to new research.
Over the last three decades, automation has destroyed more jobs than it has created
A drumbeat of studies has pushed back hard against concern over the accelerated automation of factories and other businesses,
Walmart is assembling an army of thousands of robots that it’s putting to work in its stores
Walmart is going all-in on robots. In a statement released on its blog on Tuesday, the retail giant said
How the World Can Prepare for Automation in the Future
Robert Schiller is one of the most well-known economists in the world. In the past, he has made bold
Obama: Consider a universal basic income.
In his first major speech since leaving office, former President Barack Obama endorsed the idea of providing a universal
Nixon-era proposal to give “basic income” to all people springs back to life
Andy Stern spent his career organizing service workers, fighting for higher wages and improving working conditions as head of
What UBI critics get wrong about human nature.
Universal or Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) is not a new idea. In fact, it is a concept that goes
How robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will affect employment and public policy
Emerging technologies like industrial robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are advancing at a rapid pace, but there has
Obama: Consider a universal basic income.
In his first major speech since leaving office, former President Barack Obama endorsed the idea of providing a universal