A Japanese professor has predicted the year Japan will become extinct if the country doesn’t grapple with its rapidly ageing population. The year is 2720 and away from science-fiction fantasies of flying cars, robots and intergalactic travel to far-away stars one Tokyo visionary has made a damning projection. Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor at Tohoku University’s Research Centre for AgedContinue reading “Japan Is On Course For ‘Extinction’”
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Government Minister Reveals AI Systems Are Already Being Used To Read Papers That Ministers Should Be Reading
It has come to light that ministers have already started utilising AI systems to sift through papers and choose which ones are more crucial. The Cabinet Office’s experimental “AI Red Box,” which Alex Burghart, a Conservative minister, has acknowledged he uses to sift through the piles of files he is assigned to read each day.Continue reading “Government Minister Reveals AI Systems Are Already Being Used To Read Papers That Ministers Should Be Reading”
There’s Something Wrong Here!
A former Amazon warehouse employee has sued the internet retail colossus, arguing he was fired in retribution for seeking bereavement leave after both of his parents passed away less than a week apart. In the suit filed on Tuesday in Kern County, California, 53-year-old Scott Brock accused Amazon of wrongfully firing him from his positionContinue reading “There’s Something Wrong Here!”
Tens Of Thousands Of Ocado Grocery Deliveries Are Cancelled
Tens of thousands of Ocado grocery deliveries were cancelled following a fire caused by robots colliding at a major distribution depot. More than 100 firefighters spent hours battling the fire in Erith, South East London after workers were evacuated. The building, on a 36-acre site, is maintained by about 3,500 robots programmed to pack deliveries.Continue reading “Tens Of Thousands Of Ocado Grocery Deliveries Are Cancelled”
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