Hard knocks
Now and again I am asked by young people for advice on career choices. My main responses are: (a) experiment and find out what you enjoy and don’t enjoy; (b) …
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Prospects in the Cloud
Liepollo Pheko tells The Mint how the digital economy offers opportunities to young South Africans but security may not be one of them. Digital jobs promise a way out of …
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Machine learning
The robots are here. What now? Stephen J. Frenkel and Tom Barnes explore the possibilities for workers and employers. The debate about artificial intelligence and automation is often presented as …
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Gutted, shattered, cowering and showered in shit.
Paul Frijters paints an expressionist picture of artificial intelligence’s impact on work Artificial intelligence (AI) is impressive. That much is becoming difficult to dispute. When I asked ChatGPT, “In what …
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Jobless youth is not all about bots
Young people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a foothold in the labour market and artificial intelligence (AI) is an obvious culprit. But James Robson argues that blaming it …
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The real cost of artificial intelligence
The future of work is not about lost jobs; it is about the loss of human capability to find its way. Madhavi Venkatesan writes. Much of the discussion surrounding artificial …
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Now it’s China’s experts who are gig workers training AI
Chinese tech giants are recruiting skilled professionals as specialized AI trainers to build high-quality data sets. Facing economic downturns and layoffs, professionals take these challenging annotation gigs as supplementary income. …
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The first AI election
The midterm elections are heating up, and AI has entered the race. More than 30 candidates running for office around the country have signed a new pledge promising to put …
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The white heat of technology 2026
Rupert Read argues that climate breakdown is no longer an abstract danger parked safely in the future. Talking to The Mint, he warns of clear and present danger with artificial …
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Voice actors fight to save their livelihoods and local cultures from Hollywood’s AI push
Global voice actors are mobilizing to protect their livelihoods and personality rights as studios replace human performances with AI dubbing. Advocates warn that AI lacks the local nuance and emotion …
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