A huge global job change is coming, how AI can save your life, and more trending stories
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Within the next 15 years, nearly 15% of the global workforce may need to switch jobs, according to the McKinsey Global Institute. By 2030, 75 million to 375 million workers will change occupation categories; another 400 to 800 million could be displaced by automation and need new jobs entirely. This will mark the biggest labor shift since the early 1900s. While new jobs will be created in the coming years, workers may not have the necessary skills to transition into these roles. As highly repeatable tasks become increasingly automated, soft skills — critical thinking, communication, and collaboration abilities — will become essential. ? Share your thoughts: #NewWorldofWork
Stat: "Only 2% of US households saw their incomes stagnate or decline between 1995 to 2005. Between 2005 and 2014, that number grew to more than 80%."
Hot topic: AI through the IV
Artificial intelligence often provokes fears among workers and privacy advocates, but machine learning and other advancements are also changing how we save lives. Here are some developments to track. ? Join the conversation: #LifeSavingAI
- Healthcare firms are racing to develop imaging tech that can analyze patient scans to spot problems undetectable by the human eye, reports LinkedIn’s Beth Kutscher.
- Facebook recently launched an AI-powered system that scans user posts to detect suicidal thought patterns. It then alerts moderators and first-responders of those who are at risk of hurting themselves.
- As we enter the "post-human era of medicine," doctors are questioning how to train the next generation of their profession. That starts with shifting their mindset from being experts who diagnose to "docents [of] broader human context."
What happens when every day is payday? To woo workers and boost productivity, a growing number of employers — including Uber and McDonald's — offer instant pay services, reports The Wall Street Journal. Using app-based services like Instant Financial and DailyPay, employees can opt to receive a portion of their day’s wages via debit card. While some services only charge employers, others take as much as $3 per paycheck from employees. Instant pay may reduce the need for workers to resort to high-interest payday loans to cover expenses between paychecks, and it also encourages employee attendance. But it may actually discourage workers from saving. ? Share your thoughts: #InstantPayroll
Space companies are stuck in red tape on the home planet. Startups like Moon Express and Planetary Resources want to turn space into a profit center via mining operations and other efforts, but a 50-year old treaty may stand in their way, reports The New York Times. The Outer Space Treaty, which dialed down the arms race between the US and the Soviet Union, doesn’t specify what companies can and cannot do in space. It stuck to basics: No nation can claim ownership over a celestial body and space assets should be used for peaceful purposes. Now that companies have the means to reach the stars, governments need to pave a regulatory path to the final frontier. ? Share your thoughts: #SpaceProfits
So much for working your way through college: Rising tuition rates, declining state aid, and stagnant wages have made it nearly impossible to work your way through college, says MarketWatch. The federal student loan program — a well-intentioned LBJ-era policy — may be partly to blame: The availability of government-backed loans encouraged schools to charge more and state legislators to cut back on funding, leaving students holding the bag. ? Share your thoughts: #WorkingThroughCollege
One last idea: It’s easy to be disheartened by the scandals that have shaken Silicon Valley startups in recent months, but entrepreneur and author John Battelle argues that there’s a viable path forward. Battelle says it’s time for tech companies to embrace good governance, and it all begins with the board. ? Share your thoughts: #SiliconValleyGovernance
"The most important conversations in capitalism happen around the board table, and if that table is filled with founders’ proxies and wealthy investors, the decisions taken by a board will suffer, as will our overall innovation economy."
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