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PwC Confirms AI to Strengthen World Economy
From a $9.1tn increase in consumption to $6.6tn in new
profits, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates that by 2030, $15tn
will be added to the global economy through advances in artificial intelligence.
In their research, PwC concluded North American consumers and
industries were more accepting of AI than other geographic areas. The US is
poised to initially see more gains from AI due to the GDP from domestic
manufacturing. China will eventually surpass the growth seen in the US with a
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Jul 5th 2017
Double Your Income with Robotics
In Eagle Grove, Iowa, Prestage Foods will open a new pork processing
plant that uses advanced robotics. The development agreement between Wright
County and Prestage required that the company create at least 922 jobs with the
new plant. The average annual income in Wright County is $25,964 while the
average annual wages at the plant are projected to be around $47,000.
“There’s going to be a number of high-tech machines involved in our
process, including robotics with vision,”Jere Null,
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Jun 26th 2017
Welcoming Robots into Our Lives
Robots are all around us: in warehouses, factories, healthcare, shops, the home, and even in our pockets (hello, Siri). On the whole, we have easily accepted the increasingly pervasive impact they are having on our work and personal lives. But, as they become more lifelike at home and at work, how should we treat them?The increasing adoption of robots is raising a number of interesting discussions that might have been pure science fiction just a few years ago. Discussions surrounding robot ethic
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Jun 19th 2017
Following Amazon’s Lead with Robots
If ever there was a benchmark for efficiency, Amazon wins.
According to CNN Tech, Amazon’s human employees spend less than one minute handling
an order – the rest is done by robots and automation.With the addition of robots, Amazon added more merchandise space into each automated fulfillment center by 50%. The old practice
forced workers to traipse the aisles in search of an item, but now, a robot
picks up an entire bookshelf, positions it before the worker and even tells him where on
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Mar 6th 2017