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Fewer hours and higher wages – or more burnout and surveillance: employers told to prepare for AI
A new government guide on AI and employment warns that younger, older and First Nations workers, along with women and people with a disability, face'disproportionate impacts'. A new government guide on AI and employment warns that younger, older and First Nations workers, along with women and people with a disability, face'disproportionate impacts'. Entry-level jobs will be the first to be automated due to AI, but it could mean fewer hours and higher wages for ordinary workers - or make jobs tougher with more burnout and workplace surveillance - the government has warned employers. While major companies like Qantas and Canva slash their workforces in restructures spurred by AI changes, workplace relations minister Amanda Rishworth said employers must give workers "a clear plan" about how automation could affect their jobs, and the opportunity to move into new roles. As she launched a new government guide on AI and employment - which cautioned that younger, older and First Nations workers, along with women and people with a disability faced "disproportionate impacts" - another Labor MP, Ed Husic, questioned what workers will get from the AI revolution.
Football Manager series shines a light on video game representation
Video games have come a long way when it comes to accessibility and providing ways for players with disabilities to enjoy new releases. But when it comes to seeing themselves represented on screen it's a different story. One big series that's hoping to help change that is Football Manager - the popular simulation that puts players in charge of their own team. The latest edition of the annual franchise allows people to use the game's custom character designer to create a manager who uses a wheelchair. Developer Sports Interactive tells BBC Newsbeat it's part of wider efforts to make the game as inclusive as possible.
The True Story Behind Being Heumann and the Longest Sit-In in U.S. History
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Forced to call him 'Dad': The trial over sexual abuse in a disabled care home that has shocked South Korea
Forced to call him'Dad': The trial over sexual abuse in a disabled care home that has shocked South Korea I was hurting inside, so I came to tell my story. These were Seo Mi-hyeon's first words to the police. Seo, who has an intellectual disability, struggles to form long sentences and can only communicate through brief words and gestures. But her memories of the abuse inflicted upon her were clear. She was one of three residents at a state-run care home in South Korea who were sexually assaulted by the home's director, in a case that has shocked the country and raised serious questions about state care for the disabled.
A Day in the Life of a Roboticist: Charlie Kemp
Types of Robots How to Get Started in Robotics Robotics Questions What Is a Robot? When Will Robots Do Our Chores? Types of Robots How to Get Started in Robotics Robotics Questions What Is a Robot? When Will Robots Do Our Chores? In this edition of our A Day in the Life of a Roboticist series, we meet Charlie Kemp, cofounder and chief technology officer of Hello Robot, who develops mobile manipulators to help people in their homes and workplaces.
The Woman Winning the Reading Wars
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China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale--and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry
While the United States and Europe are moving cautiously forward with clinical trials, China is racing toward the commercialization of brain implants. China has made history by becoming the first nation to approve a commercially available brain chip to treat a disability. NEO, the implant developed by Neuracle Medical Technology, translates the thoughts of a person with paralysis into movements of an assistive robotic hand. After 18 months of testing that proved its safety, China's National Medical Products Administration authorized the implant for people aged 19 to 60 with paralysis caused by neck or spinal cord injuries that prevent them from moving their limbs. According Nature, the implant embedded in the skull is about the size of a coin.