In light of the Tech News Thursday article published last week ( ‘The Fight for AI Talent Escalates in Europe’ A Tech News Thursday Article ), one can truly discuss the fact that technologies are evolving and new innovations hit the market daily.
With that said, are these new innovations actually beneficial to workers in opposed to the current ones?
In ‘Workplace AI, robots and Trackers are Bad for Quality of Life a Study Finds’ The Guardian it is expressed that a ground-breaking study conducted by the Institute for the Future of Work, workplace exposure to emerging technologies such as trackers, robots, and AI-based software is detrimental to people’s quality of lives. Based upon the results of a poll of approximately 6,000 people, the thinktank examined the influence on wellbeing of four types of technology that are growing more common across the industry (those being AI and machine learning software, surveillance devices such as wearable trackers, and robotics), the worse ones well being and health is likely to be.
It is expressed in the article that “We found that quality of life improved as the frequency of interaction with ICTs increased, whereas quality of life deteriorated as frequency of interaction with newer workplace technologies rose.”
Could this be a result of technology moving too quickly for one to grasp the concept of before another is released?
How could this impact the older generation in a workplace?
It is, however, counter-argued in ’10 Ways AI is Changing the Workplace’ an Article by Business Insider that not only are workers are using ChatGPT to effectively do their jobs to automate their workflows to save time and boost productivity, but also some employers are said to already be training/ encouraging workers to be able to use AI as it is said to enhance performance.
In the recruitment context, you can say that one uses AI more often than you think. Why is that? For years, recruiters have utilised AI tools to pre-screen CVs and/ or cover letters, as it allows them to work more efficiently. Though one may state that this is subjective as it may not be seen as fair, another can counter-argue by stating the fact that using AI tools in a suitable manner for pre-screening CVs allows time to be saved.
That being said, do you think new technologies are useful or not?
See also:
‘Which tech benefits workers most?’ An Article by Sam Shead
Top AI & Data Analytics Trends | Qlik
Workplace AI: How artificial intelligence will transform the workday – BBC Worklife
‘Will Lawyers be Replaced by AI?’ a Tech News Thursday Article
‘The Law and Technology Regarding Generative AI’ a Tech News Thursday Article
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