The Future of Work Trends for 2022
What are the trends around the future of work we should be watching as we get into 2022? I take. a look at them in my latest column for the Globe and Mail
Tag: robots
The Ghost of Workforce Future
One of the big worries regarding the future of work is that jobs are going to disappear altogether, replaced by breathtaking technology and clever robots. That is happening to an extent, but apparently some dregs are being left for humans, for better or work. ‘Ghost Work’ refers to things like writing captions for images or […]
Discussing the Future of Work
The future of work is a huge subject, not one that can really be tackled by in a forty minute period, but we gave it a shot at the Globe and Mail’s recent Future Forward conference. I was part of a panel that touched on such subjects as the gig economy, the prospects for younger […]
My Interview with VICE
I recently had the chance to do a great interview with Anne Gaviola of VICE on ‘How Not to be Replaced by a Robot at Work’. For those of you who are not aware, VICE is a site that primarily attracts those under the age of 35 and as a group they have specific concerns. […]
Robots are Here to Serve
If you grew up watching The Jetsons, how can you be afraid of Robots? And really, given that it the show about the space age family has run in repeats forever (it was first broadcast in the early 1960s, and then some new episodes were made in the 1980s as well) most people in their […]