Apple's 3,500 Vision Pro sounds like a bargain compared to the price of a fresh, medical-grade cadaver. And some medical institutions have started practicing surgery using the spatial-computing headset, which doesn't require a physical human body. Replacing cadavers is just one example of how the Vision Pro has made its way into the medical field since it hit the market in February 2024. On January 30-31, 2025, Sharp Healthcare hosted the inaugural Spatial Computing Health Care Summit, where medical providers gathered to discuss their use of spatial computing, which embeds digital objects into a live feed of the real world. The same tech that allows people to play virtual Battleship with each other has moved into applications that include everything from training and education to full-fledged operations on human patients.

Pål (Paul) has more than 30 years of experience from the IT industry and has worked with both domestic and international clients on a local and global scale. Pål has a very broad competence base that covers everything from general security, to datacenter security, to cloud security services and development. For the past 10 years, he has worked primarily within the private sector, with a focus on both large and medium-sized companies within most verticals. In this interview, Pål Aaserudseter, a Security Engineer for Check Point, discusses artificial intelligence, cyber security and how to keep your organization safe in an era of eerie and daunting digital innovation. Read on to learn more!

Training and education are imperative in many facets of healthcare -- from understanding clinical systems, to improving technical skills, to understanding regulations and professional standards. Technology often presents unique training challenges because of the ways in which it disrupts existing workflow patterns, alters clinical practice, and creates both predictable and unforeseen challenges. The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), its anticipated expansion in healthcare, and its sheer scope point to significant training and educational needs for medical students and practicing healthcare providers. These needs go far beyond developing technical skills with AI programs and systems; rather, they call for a shift in the paradigm of medical learning. An AMA Journal of Ethics article titled "Reimagining Medical Education in the Age of AI" discusses how traditional medical education -- which focuses on information acquisition, retention, and application -- is insufficient, counterproductive, and potentially harmful in the era of digital medicine.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a thing of science fiction, it exists in the world all around us, automating simple tasks and dramatically improving our lives. But as AI and automation becomes increasingly capable, how will this alternative labor source affect your future workforce? In this article, we'll take a look at both some optimistic and pessimistic views of the future of our jobs amidst increasing AI capabilities. A two-year study from McKinsey Global Institute suggests that by 2030, intelligent agents and robots could replace as much as 30 percent of the world's current human labor. McKinsey suggests that, in terms of scale, the automation revolution could rival the move away from agricultural labor during the 1900s in the United States and Europe, and more recently, the explosion of the Chinese labor economy.

While it's perhaps prudent to take many of the doomsday predictions about the looming technological decimation of the labor market with a large pinch of salt, it is almost certain that whatever disruption does emerge will affect those in the most precarious position more than anyone. A recent report from the innovation group Nesta suggests that there are six million people in the U.K. who are in such a precarious position, and they caution that without assistance, these people will be stuck in a cycle of either low-pay and insecure employment or forced out of the workforce entirely. "The problem is that many people who are in low-paid work - or who aren't working at all - aren't able to access the information they need to plan for the future or the relevant training they need to gain new skills," the authors say. "They also tend to work in places and industries that are likely to lose out over the next decade, making it harder than ever for them to access good jobs." The challenge is compounded by the fact that those who are most at risk of disruption are also those least engaged with training and education.

Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation will transform our world. The current debate centers not on whether these changes will take place but on how, when, and where the impact of artificial intelligence will hit hardest. In this post, I'll be exploring both optimistic and pessimistic views of artificial intelligence, automation, job loss, and the future. Questions around the impact of artificial intelligence and automation are critical for us to consider. While technology isn't inherently good or evil, in the hands of humans, technology has a great capacity for both.

Even early concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) have not appeared to slow its adoption. Some companies are already seeing benefit and experts are saying companies not adopting new technology will not be able to compete over time. However, AI adoption seems to be moving slowly despite early successful case studies. AI is growing, but exact numbers can be difficult to obtain, as the definition of technologies such as machine learning, AI, machine vision, and others are often blurred. For example, using a robotic arm and camera to inspect parts might be advertised as a machine learning or an AI device.

According to sources in the recruitment industry, the year 2018 is going to witness a massive increase in demand for professionals with expertise in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning. Even though people specializing in Big Data and Analytics will still be sought after, AI and ML are going to be the next big thing. Robotics and automation have already made massive encroachment in the manufacturing sector. According to a study by Oxford University's Department of Engineering, nearly 47% jobs will face the risk of being automated, over a span of two decades. Employment in transportation, logistics and office administration is at a high risk of replacement.

When it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation, there is no debate that advances in these areas will engender profound changes in our world. Rather, the debate centers on what these changes might look like. There are many who express concern or even outright fear about the impact of AI on our future, and with good reason. A recent report from Forrester predicts that by 2021, intelligent agents and related robots will have eliminated 6% of a net jobs. A widely noted study, "The Future of Employment: How susceptible are jobs to computerisation?", estimates that 47% of all US jobs are at risk. The Luddites were textiles workers who protested automation, eventually attacking and burning factories because, "they feared that unskilled machine operators were robbing them of their livelihood".