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“It’s at least as good as our best customer service representative, and it’s probably on average better.” After successful early tests, the fifth biggest fast food chain in the USA will start replacing drive-thru staff with AI chatbots next month.

Two-thirds of Euro/American jobs are set to change due to AI automation, and up to a quarter of all current work will be taken over by AIs, according to a bombshell report from analysts at Goldman Sachs. Here are the jobs that'll be hit hardest.

A five-year trial in Iceland exploring the effects of a shorter working week is reporting positive outcomes. The results suggest cutting just four or five hours from a work week can lead to increases in worker well-being and improvements in productivity.

Results from the first year of a small basic income trial in California show those receiving monthly unconditional payments report increased rates of employment and improved mental health. Full results of the 24 month trial will be released next year.

A large-scale meta-analysis is suggesting that men with jobs that involve a high level of physical activity have a greater risk of early death than those with more inactive jobs. However many experts are not convinced by the study’s conclusions with some suggesting its findings are misleading.

At first glance, it's easy to come to the conclusion that the the Ziosk heralds the end of table service jobs. After all, they can take your food and drink orders and payments, entertain your kids and post your group photos on Facebook.

Almost 47 percent of US jobs could be computerized within two decades according to a study that attempts to gauge the impact of computers on the job market. It isn't only manual labor jobs affected: The study reveals a trend of computers taking over cognitive tasks thanks to big data.