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The Threat of Workplace Automation in Future

HR Digest

John Maynard Keynes warned in 1930 “about the new scourge of technological unemployment”, which he termed as “unemployment due to our discovery of means of economizing the use of labor outrunning the pace at which we can find new uses for labor.” In short, out jobbing ourselves. So how might we deal with this version of the future? .

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Alphabet Workers Union to bring back the ‘Don’t be evil’ motto

HR Digest

On Monday, the group announced the creation of the AWU with an op-ed in The New York Times , after years of employees protesting for better workplace inclusivity and ethics at the search engine. They have developed artificial intelligence technology for use by the Department of Defense and profited from ads by a hate group.

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Knowledge Is Power. Data Isn’t.

In the CEO Afterlife

The “too much” concept applies to information, the first step on the stairway to power. Thanks to technology, we have access to an endless source of data at our fingertips, at any place and at any time we choose. Overwhelming amounts of information breed complexity. Be Careful what You Wish For.

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

The successful experience illustrates the role that relatively simple technology (e.g., Use technology to identify and address barriers. All of the RFID tags are “passive technology,” meaning that the individual tags don’t need power. High-density RFID readers were installed in the ceilings.

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Predict What Employees Will Do Without Freaking Them Out

Harvard Business Review

These questions require artfully combining analytical rigor with sensitivity and insight into the humanity and ethics of work. Human resources Information & technology Managing people' What is the balance between predictive feasibility and predictive acceptability? Beware Big Data’s Easy Answers.

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Cyber Security Depends on Education

Harvard Business Review

There have been technological advancements within the last few years to help Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) secure corporate networks against unintentional, or intentional, risky behavior by employees. Education IT management Information & technology' The Public/Private Cooperation We Need on Cyber Security.

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We Can’t Always Control What Makes Us Successful

Harvard Business Review

The field of psychology has long thought about the ethical issues and moral consequences of their tests. Human resources Information & technology Talent management' Many times they are only a bit more accurate than chance, and they explain only a fraction of the differences in behavior of people.