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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.
Artificial intelligence and automation are bringing changes to higher education that will challenge, and may even threaten, traditional universities.
Developing country governments need to give attention to the risks associated with new technologies and develop context-specific responses.
The arrival of Amazon in Australia may signal a change in how we navigate industrial relations and workers rights.
In their relentless pursuit of research commercialization, and bigger robots, universities might miss the real opportunity of technology - to make our world a better place.
It's going to be difficult for UK government-backed autonomous vehicle projects to compete with Silicon Valley – unless they have something neat under the bonnet.
The rise of robots and new technology threatens to take over many jobs, but just how many is still up for debate.
As artificial intelligence technology becomes more capable, it threatens more types of jobs – like lawyers, bureaucrats and managers. What social upheaval will happen if those people can't find work?
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics and Socio-Technical Studies, School of ICT., Griffith University
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Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, Data61
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
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Doctoral Candidate in Robot Ethics, University of Canterbury
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Advance Queensland Fellow, Medical Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Orthopaedic Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Computer Science, Rice University
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Economist, Data61, CSIRO
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CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Fellow of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney
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Director ARC Dairy Innovation Hub and Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
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Senior Principal Scientist, Strategy and Foresight, Data61
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University of Melbourne
