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Most Australian workers are fairly relaxed about their own job security, but they do worry about the risks of poor management and outsourcing to cheaper labour.
There seems to be very limited high-level discourse about how South Africa plans to navigate this wave of technological advancement.
Smarter AI could save us from computers' stupid decisions.
Australian law firms are beginning to demand that law schools teach students new skills for the new AI economy, but legal education is failing to keep up.
Automation could transform our working world. Here's what we can do to ensure it is a more gender equal one.
What kind of 'swiper' are you? A typology of people who steal from supermarkets at self-service checkouts.
Women have less to fear than men, and probably more to benefit, from the advent of robots.
Some say the gig economy is capitalism's final victory, but maybe it's not.
Elon Musk 's Tesla has serious production problems.
Developments in technology mean that we can use automation to reduce accidents on oil rigs.
Governments have started to see automation as the key to brighter urban futures. But what will this look like?
Tax policy favours machines over workers. Here's how to change it.
Canada has a clear choice. Either it embraces the potential of being a leader in responsible AI, or it risks legitimating a race to the bottom where ethics, inequity and justice are absent.
Predicted job losses from the rise of the robots vary widely. So rather than worry about robots taking over, we should learn to work with them and use them as intelligent tools.
ATMs, self-scan checkouts, automated calls, digital therapists ... no wonder we're all lonely.
The productivity gains businesses get some automating some jobs, aren't being passed on to workers in higher wages, evidence shows.
A new report suggests one in four jobs could be at risk in cities outside the south.
Robots are coming for humans' jobs, but people should protect from automation the experiences that bring joy and happiness.
The idea that automation and robotics will lead to huge job losses is wrong. Big business likes the sweat of cheap labour too much.
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Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
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