7,800 non-customer facing roles could be replaced by AI

[zenfootball2]

A chilling look into the near future, it is only a matter of time before many low skill jobs are replaced by Robots and AI

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12036965/IBM-says-pause-hiring-CEO-says-7-800-non-customer-facing-roles-replaced.html#:~:text=Computing%20

"IBM will pause hiring as CEO says around 7,800 non-customer facing roles could be replaced by AI and automation in the next five years 'Back office' roles, which include Human Resources, equal roughly 26,000 jobs Tasks which can be replaced involve provision of employment verification letters It comes as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sparked fears about tech layoffs From January to March, the tech sector experienced 102,391 layoffs"

[zenfootball2]

try and contact Amazon and you already have an AI as the first port of call.

[staffordshrew]

Even the man who developed AI wishes he hadn't now.

There's major national security issues in this too.

This could be as big as the industrial revolution. But hey ho, apparently us all going out on the booze and eating out is great for the economy, I'll drink to that. Except, if AI replaces jobs, where's people's money going to come from?

[frankwellshrews]

May 2, 2023 23:17:26 GMT 1 staffordshrew said:

Even the man who developed AI wishes he hadn't now.

There's major national security issues in this too.

This could be as big as the industrial revolution. But hey ho, apparently us all going out on the booze and eating out is great for the economy, I'll drink to that. Except, if AI replaces jobs, where's people's money going to come from?

Years ago, people used to imagine the life of leisure we would all lead when technology allowed us as a community to achieve massive surpluses to live off without having to toil. Now, we worry about AI replacing people's livelihoods because the people who own it won't share.

What was it that guy said? Something about "seize the means of production"? He might have been on to something 🤔

[zenfootball2]

May 2, 2023 23:17:26 GMT 1 staffordshrew said:

Even the man who developed AI wishes he hadn't now.

There's major national security issues in this too.

This could be as big as the industrial revolution. But hey ho, apparently us all going out on the booze and eating out is great for the economy, I'll drink to that. Except, if AI replaces jobs, where's people's money going to come from?

there will be as china is a major players 

[zenfootball2]

in there wisdom we have had goverments who have gone down a low wage economy model. the theachers do a great job and this is no criticism of them but the education department and goverment who do not produce an education system that prepares children for adult life or the skills they need for adult life. robotic, AI , coding, should be pushed a lot more, we have been part of a digital revelution were other countrys have grasped the oportuntiy and we have just carried on doing what we always have.
in sharp contrast ;


in 1991 estonia was virtually broke, it had soviet era factories producing soviet goods that no one wanted to buy.it invested in education primary school children start coding, robotics and all things digital are the corner stone of there education system, it is valued by teachers, parents and children as within 30 years the country has moved from virtual bankrupcy and poverty to were it is now. the other thing it did was that most of hte new leaders were under 30 and created a community spirit.

www.cnbc.com/2019/02/08/how-estonia-became-a-digital-society.html

"When Estonia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the country embarked on a series of fast-track reforms to modernize the economy. From the start, it took a digital approach.

“Estonia was a relatively poor country,” Kaljulaid said. “Our public sector, our government and our civil servants wanted to offer our people good quality services. We did it straight away digitally because it was simply cheaper, easy.”

A key initiative started in education as Estonia pledged to put computers in every classroom and by 2000, every school in the country was online. The government also offered free computer training to 10 percent of the adult population. The effort helped raise the percentage of Estonians who use the internet from 29 percent in 2000 to 91 percent in 2016.

In 2002, Estonia launched a high-tech national ID system. Physical ID cards are paired with digital signatures that Estonians use to pay taxes, vote, do online banking and access their health care records."

[zenfootball2]

May 6, 2023 9:53:48 GMT 1 zenfootball2 said:

in there wisdom we have had goverments who have gone down a low wage economy model. the theachers do a great job and this is no criticism of them but the education department and goverment who do not produce an education system that prepares children for adult life or the skills they need for adult life. robotic, AI , coding, should be pushed a lot more, we have been part of a digital revelution were other countrys have grasped the oportuntiy and we have just carried on doing what we always have.
in sharp contrast ;


in 1991 estonia was virtually broke, it had soviet era factories producing soviet goods that no one wanted to buy.it invested in education primary school children start coding, robotics and all things digital are the corner stone of there education system, it is valued by teachers, parents and children as within 30 years the country has moved from virtual bankrupcy and poverty to were it is now. the other thing it did was that most of hte new leaders were under 30 and created a community spirit.

www.cnbc.com/2019/02/08/how-estonia-became-a-digital-society.html

"When Estonia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the country embarked on a series of fast-track reforms to modernize the economy. From the start, it took a digital approach.

“Estonia was a relatively poor country,” Kaljulaid said. “Our public sector, our government and our civil servants wanted to offer our people good quality services. We did it straight away digitally because it was simply cheaper, easy.”

A key initiative started in education as Estonia pledged to put computers in every classroom and by 2000, every school in the country was online. The government also offered free computer training to 10 percent of the adult population. The effort helped raise the percentage of Estonians who use the internet from 29 percent in 2000 to 91 percent in 2016.

In 2002, Estonia launched a high-tech national ID system. Physical ID cards are paired with digital signatures that Estonians use to pay taxes, vote, do online banking and access their health care records."

i do wont to stress my criticisim is not at the teachers, i also wont to be clear we do cover these topics but i feel we do not put enough resources into this area, the same could be said for nurturing future scientists  or engineers . equally the goverment dont protect uk industrys in these areas ,

 this is one case  there are many more, Reliance is a Indian multinational conglomerate.they will now be building a plant in India to build sodium batteries.
www.outlookindia.com/website/story/business-news-reliance-industries-buys-british-battery-firm-faradion-for-100-million-pounds/407609
"Reliance Industries Buys British Battery Firm Faradion For 100 Million Pounds

Faradion is one of the leading global battery technology companies. It has a competitively superior, strategic, wide-reaching and extensive IP portfolio, covering several aspects of sodium-ion technology."

[zenfootball2]

BT will replace 1,000 staff with AI,

[armchairfan]

An interesting subject.

Let us accept, as a starting point, that the growing application of AI in all aspects of our lives is a given, and quite possibly inevitable; that being the case, the effect on human work and leisure activities will indeed be profound, but to all those gloomsayers, I would offer a note of warning: the Industrial Revolution also had a profound effect on society, leading to the non-existence of many types of jobs, but humanity adapted, survived, and mostly prospered....who will say that our 21st century human condition is worse than that of our 19th century counterparts?
Of course, that prosperity has not been evenly distributed, but that is the fault of humanity, not of technology. Equally, we have to be aware of the possible dangers, but I don't believe that what I call the "Hollywood" dystopia (evident in many films, from "Wargames" to "Terminator") should be our guide....generally speaking, I remain an optimist when it comes to humanity!