Brian Merchant
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The Trickle-Down Disaster Of Automation
What actually happens to workers when a company deploys automation? The common assumption seems to be that the employee simply disappears wholesale, replaced one-for-one with an AI interface or an array of mechanised arms.
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A Memo To Tech Titans During The Climate Strike: It’s Time To Pick A Side
In the run-up to today’s global climate strikes, the major tech companies and their attendant luminaries have had much to say on matters of sustainability.
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Why Fast Food Is The Ticking Time Bomb Of Job Automation
On Wednesday, the automation-focused U.S. meme candidate Andrew Yang tweeted, “Fast food may be first.” He was commenting on a new CNBC report that reported annual employee turnover rates of 100 per cent at the Panera Bread chain in the U.S. — a figure that is low for the fast food industry, which can see…
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How A Horrific Murder Exposes The Great Failure Of Facebook’s AI Moderation
When 21-year-old Brandon Andrew Clark posted a series of graphic images last week of the slain corpse of 17-year-old Bianca Devins to Instagram and Discord, users immediately began spreading the gory pictures online, often alongside brutal, misogynist commentary.