A report by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) concludes that up to 800 million jobs could be lost due to robotic automation by 2030. Moley Robotics automated kitchen system. Rapid advances in technology will eliminate vast swathes of jobs in the next decade, according to a report – Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: Workforce Transitions in a Time of Automation – published today by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). "The development of automation enabled by technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence brings the promise of higher productivity (and with productivity, economic growth), increased efficiencies, safety, and convenience," says MGI. "But these technologies also raise difficult questions about the broader impact of automation on jobs, skills, wages, and the nature of work itself." The report, which looks at 46 countries and 800 occupations, concludes that approximately half of all work activities have the potential to be automated using current technologies.

Parliament has been warned that terrorists and rogue states will get their hands on killer robots in the next few years. Academics and senior scientists warned the'genie is out the bottle' when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield. And now AI experts also warned the House of Lords inquiry this week that terrorists are now looking to hijack self-driving cars to mow down innocent people in a copycat Westminster Bridge-style attack. Autonomous weapons which can pull the trigger without the use of human control are already being developed, experts warned. Alvin Wilby, of French defence firm Thales, said it is an'absolute certainty in the very near future' that rogue states will be able to get their hands on robot arms.

Revolutionary 3D printing technology may offer the key to helping deaf people to hear, without the need for hearing aids. Experts can now craft replacement parts for fragile bones, known as ossicles, which transmit external soundwaves towards the cochlear nerve. The researchers hope that these personalised devices could soon make hearing aids a thing of the past. Revolutionary 3D printing technology may offer the key to helping deaf people to hear, without the need for hearing aids. The researchers removed the ossicles from three dead bodies and took a CT scan to get specific measurements. They then used a 3D printer to create replicas to replace the bones they had removed.

China's health care sector has turned to Artificial Intelligence to scale up operations in the mainland region with hopes that self learning computer programmes expand customer base by intuitively responding to a rapidly growing market. In 2015, Ping An Insurance Group launched a health care and mobile application'Good Doctor' that provides free diagnosis of select health problems and a booking suite that helps users in procuring appointments with doctors. Most of the diagnosis of ailments are conducted through photos, text or video that link the patient to the doctor via the app. "We will continue to further invest in AI next year because the technology can speed up our health services by eight times," said Wang Tao, group chairman of Good Doctor, in an interview to the South China Morning Post. Wang Tao went on to add that the'Good Doctor' app would continue to invest in self-learning technology that can identify patterns in data to assist in medical diagnosis and treatment.

The Nintendo Switch has undoubtedly become one of the biggest gadget entries in recent years, both in terms of revenue for its maker and also the appreciation that it has gained from users. The fact that the Switch -- launched on March 3 -- was the biggest selling product on both this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales is proof that with this delectable video game console, Nintendo has scored one of its most significant hits outside of Japan, its country of origin. Behind this success were some great game titles that came to the Switch. From the brilliantly bloody horror game'Doom' to the smart revamp of an old character driven game, 'Super Mario Odyssey' to the stunningly gorgeous and seductively mysterious'The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild,' Nintendo has brought out games that appeal to people with a wide spectrum of tastes, to ensure that the Switch becomes the success that it is today. The latest entrant in this formidable and growing arsenal of game titles is'Xenoblade Chronicles 2.' Released Dec. 1, the game is a lavishly realized open world adventure that is already gaining rave reviews from users.

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The dispute highlights growing concern among governments about potential risks associated with the flood of data generated by smartphones, social media and other technology. China has ordered companies to store data about its citizens within this country, which prompted Apple Inc. to announce plans in July to set up a data center in southern China.

The introduction of artificial intelligence will create more job opportunities, contrary to beliefs that there would be job losses, experts said on Thursday. Participating in a panel discussion on" Knowing the Future: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) will shape tomorrow," on the concluding day of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017, Intel India country head Nivurti Rai said there were concerns about job losses on account of introduction of robots in the manufacturing sector. She said several young entrepreneurs and researchers had expressed concern over the increasing layoffs. "A management researcher even expressed doubts that India may witness a social strife on account of the replacement of human power by machines. I can understand their anguish and I share their concerns. But the society will go to the next level where new jobs in new areas will be created," she said.

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China wants to become the world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030, and the U.S. should make sure to keep pace, according to a former …