Plenty of cities boast their tech bonafides. Amazon’s HQ2 list for example, mapped the top 20 tech hotspots across North America — from California to Tennessee to Massachusetts. The process attracted 238 proposals in total. Tech is a broad umbrella, and unsurprisingly each city tends to specialise in an aspect of tech or two. This... Continue Reading →
“If a worker falls behind [their productivity target], they are subject to disciplinary action. In many warehouses, termination is an automated process… irrespective of the personal circumstances that led to their “mistakes.”” AINOW’s 2019 Report reads like a series of IRL Black Mirror episodes. Citing examples from “AI-enabled management of workers, to algorithmic determinations of benefits and social services, to... Continue Reading →
Here’s an ambitious question: what impact will AI have on the future of jobs? Since the invention of inventions, workers have always been concerned with potential impact of technology on their jobs. The potential for machines to replace workers has been accompanied by fear and trepidation. Gasoline was poured onto those concerns earlier this decade... Continue Reading →
TALES FROM THE LONG TAIL 