robotization

Uber: sus primeros coches autónomos arrancan operaciones en Pittsburgh

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xataka.com (14.09.2016) Pues al final Uber logró adelantarse a todos, bueno, casi a todos si no contamos el caso de NuTonomy en Singapur, ya que hoy la compañía ha arrancado con la operación de sus primeros coches autónomos que estarán dando servicio en las calles de Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tal y como lo prometieron hace un mes.

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En México está en riesgo el 52% de los empleos por robots y automatización

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El Cronista (25.07.2017) La automatización y robotización ponen en jaque al 52% de los empleos en México, dice el Instituto Global McKinsey. Son 25,5 millones de puestos de trabajo los que están en riesgo por la llamada cuarta Revolución Industrial.

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mexico
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Where machines could replace humans--and where they can’t (yet)

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McKinsey Quarterly (25.07.2016) The technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities. As automation technologies such as machine learning and robotics play an increasingly great role in everyday life, their potential effect on the workplace has, unsurprisingly, become a major focus of research and public concern. The discussion tends toward a Manichean guessing game: which jobs will or won’t be replaced by machines?

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Lyft to launch self-driving test in new Uber challenge

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Ride-hailing company partners with nuTonomy in latest battle with US rival

Ride-hailing company Lyft, Uber’s chief US rival, will begin its first pilot programme for self-driving taxis in Boston later this year in conjunction with nuTonomy, the autonomous car start-up.

The partnership will present a new competitive challenge to Uber, which recently fired its top self-driving engineer and is in the middle of a trade secrets lawsuit from Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet.

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France: L’automatisation pourrait toucher 40 % des emplois en France

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lemonde.fr (09.05.2017) La dernière évaluation prospective du cabinet McKinsey sur l’impact du numérique sur le marché du travail est relativement optimiste pour la France.

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More EU Lunacy: Robots Should Pay Social Security Taxes For The Pensions They Won't Get

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forbes.com (23.06.2017) The European Union is trying to create a law concerning the rise of the robots as they come to steal all our jobs. One of the more ludicrous suggestions is that robots should pay social security taxes for all the social security benefits they won't get. 

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Europe
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Emploi : la terrible prédiction de la Banque mondiale

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Les Echos (02.05.2017) L’automatisation pourrait faire disparaître près de 70 % des emplois dans les pays en voie de développement, selon le directeur de l’institution.

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The head of the World Bank is pushing a terrifying prediction for jobs in developing countries

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Business Insider (01.05.2017) World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said about two-thirds of jobs in the developing world may be lost to automation.

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