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Artificial Intelligence - The Global Race for the New Frontier (2020) [Streaming Video]
Scorpion TV
Policymakers in many countries are developing plans and funding research in artificial intelligence (AI). Global growth is slowing, and not surprisingly, many policymakers hope that AI will provide a magic solution. The EU, Brazil, and other Western countries have adopted regulations that grant users greater control over their data and require that firms using AI be transparent about how they use it. Will the U.S. follow suit?
Jobs at Risk from Automation (2016) [Streaming Video]
CBC's Havard Gould talks with Sean Mullin of the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship (BII+E) about how robotics and artificial intelligence could eliminate a huge number of Canadian jobs. They discuss career tips to avoid finding oneself among the 42% of Canada's workforce that may be replaced by automation over the next 10 to 20 years.
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- Akkerman, E. (2018). Artificial intelligence & HR. Municipal World, 128(7), 5–6.
- Kelleher, J., & McGee, L. (2017). Canada can outsmart artificial intelligence. The Globe and Mail, B4.
- Lee, A. (2017). Banking on artificial intelligence. Maclean's.
- O'Neill, C. (2017). Is AI a threat or benefit to health workers? Canadian Medical Association. Journal, 189(20), 732.
- Risdon, J. (2017). Huge job losses expected thanks to AI; Canadians need to prepare for workplace hardships as positions begin to disappear. Chronicle - Herald, B1.