As automation technologies such as machine learning and robotics play an increasingly great role in everyday life, their potential effect on the workplace has, unsurprisingly, become a major focus of research and public concern: Which jobs will or won’t be replaced by machines? First, the technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities, according to a publication in McKinsey …
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The steady increase in life expectancy is now close to, or above 80 years in many developed countries. This is a ‘natural’ consequence of a generally healthier lifestyle on one hand and medical advancements in biotech and genomics on the other. And this is a good thing, no question. But this constantly extended lifespan already puts upward pressure on savings …
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This is the beginning of the end of manual labor for humans Exactly 30 years ago, a science-fiction movie called ‘Short Circuit’ centers upon the experimental military robot ‘Number 5’ that is struck by lightning and gains a more human-like intelligence, with which the robot embarks to explore the real world. Well, this film-fiction is coming soon – in one …
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