Society

The AI revolution is beginning, heralding a future in which much of human labor won't be wanted or needed

AI and Humanoids

Which jobs will AI hit hardest, and which will stay safe the longest?

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.

Over the next four years, a number of subjects released from prison will be tracked, with an AI system looking to discover patterns that lead to higher rates of recidivism

Computing

AI surveillance study tracks criminals post release to cut recidivism

A new four-year study using AI-enabled surveillance will track recently released prison parolees. The project’s goal is to lower rates of recidivism by identifying early interventions to help individuals transitioning from prison to regular society.

A new report surveys participants in a Canadian basic income experiment that was prematurely cancelled after a little more than a year

Good Thinking

Canada's cancelled basic income trial produces positive results

A report that surveyed over 200 participants from a prematurely cancelled Canadian basic income experiment found participants saw improvements in mental health and social relationships, plus a reduction in the use of general health services.

Automation and artificial intelligence are set to replace humans in a wider array of jobs than ever before, so how does society deal with it?

Good Thinking

Robot taxes and universal basic income: How do we manage our automated future?

As more jobs are becoming automated, there are calls for everything from a robot tax to universal basic income to deal with the dramatic shift in the underlying structures of labor economies over the next 20 to 50 years. But what do these proposals truly mean and can any be properly implemented?

"If tweeting sometimes feels like screaming into an abyss, that's probably because it is" (Image: Gizmag)

Telecommunications

Opinion: Pitchforks @Dawn – the case for keeping Twitter trivial

People diss Twitter for its triviality, but give me lunch tweets and lighthearted nonsense over pitchforks, death threats and endless opinions any day, says Gizmag's James Holloway.

As car ownership grows, congestion grows and parking in city centers becomes more expensive, and a car will increasingly only get you part of the way to your destination in most countries in the world.

Automotive

Dual-mode transport - the trend accelerates

The ongoing development of vehicles offering two modes of transport was a key trend evident at Auto China last week. Personal transportation needs are changing and Geely and BMW are the latest to demonstrate cars with inclusive last-mile transport.

Computing

Should ‘tweet’, ‘Twitter’ or ‘unfriend’ be the 2009 word of the year?

The technological age has seen new words such as 'tweet', 'Twitter' and 'unfriend' become common in the English language.

Motorcycles

TTXGP - electric motor company Agni blitzes in first clean emissions Grand Prix

Just as Gottleib Daimler, Karl Benz, Henry Ford et al made their name at the dawn of motorsport, we suspect we’ve seen some significant global brands for the first time this week with the running of the TTXGP.