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Looking for work is already arduous enough — but for one job-seeker, the process was made worse by an insane AI recruiter.
Artificial Intelligence

Deranged Video Shows AI Job Recruiter Absolutely Losing It During an Interview

By Noor Al-Sibai

High school shop classes are back as students prepare for a future in which artificial intelligence has taken over white-collar jobs. 
Artificial Intelligence

High Schools Training Students for Manual Labor as AI Looms Over College and Jobs

By Noor Al-Sibai

The battle over remote work continues — and it looks like CEOs are overwhelmingly willing to take extreme measures to get folks back to the office.
Future Society

Vast Majority of CEOs Ready to Make Remote Workers’ Lives As Miserable As Possible

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Unfortunately for a dozen or so now-former Wells Fargo employees, the future of work is not mouse jiggling devices.
Future Society

Major Bank Fires Employees for Pretending to Work via “Simulation of Keyboard Activity”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek recently discovered that firing 17 percent of a company's workforce might have a big impact on said company.
Future Society

CEO Alarmed to Discover That Laying Off 1,500 Workers Had Consequences

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Employees being inebriated on the job has long been a workplace hazard — but according to one boss, it's a non-issue.
Future Society

Boss Says He Doesn’t Care at All If Employees Do Drugs at Work

By Noor Al-Sibai

Otter CEO Sam Liang says a "working prototype" of an AI avatar able to attend meetings in lieu of its human counterpart is on the horizon.
Artificial Intelligence

CEO Says Later This Year, Your AI Will Be Able to Attend Meetings For You

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI is here to enforce Zoom etiquette — but according to some who have used the meeting bots, the AIs don't always understand nuance.
Artificial Intelligence

Bosses Deploying AIs in Video Meetings to Lecture Employees for Bad Behavior

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Zoom fatigue, or feeling exhausted from having your camera on at work, is a real phenomenon that should be taken seriously, according to new research.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Demonstrate That Yes, Video Call Meetings Are Exhausting

By Dan Robitzski

Manhattan offices are adding gardens, terraces, and rootop beehives in order to entice workers who have gotten accustomed to working from home.
Future Society

Offices Are Trying to Tempt Workers Back With Live Bees for Some Reason

By Dan Robitzski

Switching to a four-day workweek boosted productivity by nearly 40 percent at Microsoft Japan, a sign that the change could benefit employers and employees.
Future Society

Microsoft Japan Tried a Four-Day Workweek. Productivity Spiked.

By Kristin Houser

When Robots Take Over Our Jobs, It’s Women Who Will Lose Out Most
Future Society

When Robots Take Over Our Jobs, It’s Women Who Will Lose Out Most

By Brad Jones

Advancements in AI Are Rewriting Our Entire Economy
Artificial Intelligence

Advancements in AI Are Rewriting Our Entire Economy

By Brad Jones

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Universal Basic Income

“Economics Nobel Prize” Winners are Advocating for Universal Basic Income

By Dom Galeon

Workers in These Five Industries Will Be the First to Lose Their Jobs to Automation
Artificial Intelligence

Workers in These Five Industries Will Be the First to Lose Their Jobs to Automation

By Abby Norman