Learning Ecosystems

From DSC:
I had posted some of the articles below on a recent post, but the list kept growing — as much is being written these days about the topic of technology replacing people and jobs (via automation, robotics, algorithms/software, other).  Though this is not a new topic, the pace at which jobs are disappearing seems to be picking up. So I’m posting the updated list of recent articles below:

• 14 Surprising Jobs That Robots Are Doing — from jobs.aol.com
  Actors? Waiters? The next machine age is coming.
  

• Robots threaten these 8 jobs — from money.cnn.com
  Soon you could be competing with a robot for a job.

• Humility: The No. 1 Job Skill Needed For The Smart Machine Age — from forbes.com
  Excerpt:
  I believe in the Smart Machine Age humility will be the #1 job skill because it is the gateway for the kind of human thinking and emotional engagement that technology will not be able to do as well as us for at least the near decades. Humility also will be a key cultural and behavioral attribute of organizations that create value through critical thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship processes.
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• The top jobs in 10 years might not be what you expect – from fastcompany.com
  We talked to three futurists to find out what the hot jobs of 2025 could be, and their answers may surprise you.
  Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
  For decades, the U.S. Bureau of Labor’s Economic and Employment Projections have been the bellwether for predicting what the hottest jobs up to a decade out would be. But with the rapid pace of technological change disrupting industries faster than ever before (think: robotics, 3-D printing, the sharing economy), it’s becoming obvious to many futurists that past trends may no longer be a reliable indicator of future job prospects.

• Is your job creative enough to resist robot automation? — from blogs.wsj.com by Amir Mizroch

• How Machines Destroy (And Create!) Jobs, In 4 Graphs — from npr.org

• Why isn’t the tech boom helping the economy? — from linkedin.com by Nishant Bhajaria

• The near future of artificial intelligence and smart machines in community banking — from independentbanker.org by Elizabeth Judd

• New machine could one day replace anesthesiologists — from washingtonpost.com Todd Frankel

• We need new jobs as the machines do more of our work — from theconversation.com by David Tuffley

• More STEM education won’t protect our jobs from robots — from phys.org by Toby Walsh

• Bad news for IT: Robots and artificial intelligence will take jobs — from zdnet.com by Greg Nichols
  In his new book, Rise of the Robots, Martin Ford argues that a bleak jobless future awaits if we don’t take action. Fortunately, he gives us a way forward. 

• Revolution in the Driver’s Seat: The Road to Autonomous Vehicles — Boston Consulting Group / bcgperspectives.com

• Does Artificial Intelligence Pose a Threat? — from wsj.com by Ted Greenwald
  A panel of experts discusses the prospect of machines capable of autonomous reasoning
  Excerpt:

• 5 white-collar jobs robots already have taken – from fortune.com by Erik Sherman
  Artificial intelligence, robotics and new disruptive technology are challenging white-collar professions that previously seemed invulnerable:
  Financial and Sports Reporters
  Online Marketers
  Anesthesiologists, Surgeons, and Diagnosticians
  E-Discovery Lawyers and Law Firm Associates
  Financial Analysts and Advisors

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• The new bookkeeper is a robot — from by Vipal Monga
  In corporate finance departments, software does tasks that once took armies of people

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• Automation replacing service, white-collar workers — from daytondailynews.com by Dave Larsen
  Excerpt:
  Robots and artificial intelligence are rapidly moving beyond the factory floor to new roles in service industries, which account for four out of five U.S. jobs. Many agricultural and manufacturing workers already have been replaced by machines that work faster and more efficiently, and other occupations, including some white-collar jobs, will soon follow, experts said.

Addendum on 5/21/15:

• Yes, Robots Really Are Going To Take Your Job And End The American Dream — from fastcoexist.com by Ben Schiller
  Now that machines can diagnose cancer, trade stocks, and write symphonies, they’re not just going to make humans more efficient as they have in the past—they are replacing them entirely and wrecking the economy along the way.

Addendums on 6/1/15:

• Autonomous cars will destroy millions of jobs and reshape the US economy by 2025 — from qz.com by Zach Kanter
• Robot revolution by 2020? Japan launches pro-robot campaign — from rt.com
• New McDonald’s In Phoenix Run Entirely By Robots — from newsexaminer.net by Darius Rubics