robot economy
02/23/2024
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By Laura Harris
Google faces backlash over MASS LAYOFFS in January despite company’s financial success
Tech giant Google has once again come under fire after conducting another round of mass layoffs in January to streamline operations and allocate more resources to artificial intelligence (AI). The job cuts, which affected a thousand employees, included hundreds of workers in the voice assistant sector, hardware teams responsible for Pixel, Nest and Fitbit products, augmented reality, engineering […]
01/08/2024
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By News Editors
What is going to happen to our society as AI and robots take most of our jobs?
If you haven’t lost your job yet, you should be very thankful. Artificial intelligence and robots are taking more of our jobs with each passing day, and there will be no end to this high tech invasion. Eventually we could get to a point where AI and robots can do virtually everything far more efficiently […]
12/15/2023
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By Ethan Huff
More layoffs coming to McDonald’s as fast food giant embraces Google’s AI for online ordering
McDonald’s is going human-less in an effort to keep its top executives handsomely paid and its lower-level store employees, well, obsolete. In a recent press release, McDonald’s announced a new partnership with Google that will utilize the search engine giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology at McDonald’s franchise stores. With self-serve kiosks already plastered inside McDonald’s […]
11/21/2023
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By Cassie B.
THE CYBORG WILL SEE YOU NOW: Tech company launches self-serve “CarePod” healthcare booths that use AI instead of doctors
AI has already taken over the jobs of many professionals, from writers and coders to graphic designers. Now, however, it is poised to take on the role of doctor through technologies like Forward Health’s CarePod, a futuristic-looking booth that people can enter to receive medical services. These portable, self-contained doctors’ offices use smart sensors, body […]
11/14/2023
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By Olivia Cook
“Confused” industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
A 40-year-old man working at a produce-sorting facility in South Korea was accidentally crushed to death by a robot that somehow got “confused,” mistaking the worker for a box of vegetables. The automaton reportedly took hold of the technician’s arm using its arm and tongs – crushing his face and chest. Officials believe the robot’s system […]
10/30/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Amazon prepares army of 750,000 ROBOTS to eliminate HUMAN workers
Amazon recently announced that it has “750,000 robots working collaboratively” with human employees. The company introduced two new robotic systems to speed up its deliveries, raising concerns among fulfillment center workers that the e-commerce giant might eventually reduce or totally replace its human workforce. In a blog post on Oct. 18, Amazon revealed that its […]
10/24/2023
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By Olivia Cook
SEC chairman: AI could cause FINANCIAL CRISIS in the next decade if left unregulated
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) could cause a financial crisis that is “nearly unavoidable” in the next decade if left unregulated. According to the SEC chairman, the lack of diversity in AI technologies used by multiple institutions could one day pose a significant threat […]
09/20/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Gallup poll: More U.S. workers fear that TECHNOLOGY will make their jobs OBSOLETE
While the majority of American workers are not worried about being replaced by rapidly advancing technology, a poll has revealed that the number of those who fear a trend has risen to its fastest rate ever. The Gallup Poll, which started in 2017, showed that fear of becoming obsolete (FOBO) has grown more in the past […]
09/13/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Workers in warehouses could soon lose their jobs to HUMANOID ROBOTS
As technology continues to advance, more warehouses are starting to use robots. Only recently, humanoid robots were introduced to warehouses. Now, other industries are also being targeted by this humanoid robot invasion. These include manufacturing, elder care and healthcare, food production and agriculture. The production of humanoid robots designed to fit in these industries is […]
08/18/2023
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By Laura Harris
New York Times revises terms of service to prevent tech giants from using its materials to train AI
The New York Times has updated its terms of service to explicitly prohibit tech giants from using the paper’s materials to train artificial intelligence (AI), following their withdrawal from the coalition of media companies and tech giants. According to the revised terms of service, all forms of New York Times content, such as texts, photographs, images, audio and video […]
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