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FeatureFeaturesCovid-19's AI revolution
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Getting serious
Faced with employees under lockdown and the need for strict social distancing measures in the workplace, many companies have been putting a rocket under those trends, either by looking at greater automation for the first time or by accelerating and extending existing plans.
“There's so much room for automation now,” says Derik Pridmore, CEO of Osaro, a company in San Francisco that develops AI systems for warehouse robots. “If companies were thinking about it before, they're now doing something.
Work redefined
Economist James Bessen at Boston University in Massachusetts agrees with that assessment. What we are likely to see isn't fewer jobs overall, but different ones. “There's no evidence that AI will lead to massive unemployment, but there will be increased churn,” he says. “Automation can actually lead to new jobs.” Already, we are seeing an increase in demand for the likes of drone operators, data scientists, cryptographers, digital marketing specialists, video tech support and virtual event
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