Researchers at the University of Lausanne have addressed two questions that are often asked in the context of our overall societal gainful employment mantra when it comes to the future of intelligent robots: The research design To identify the jobs that could be replaced most by robots, the team first created a list of robot […]
Developing a critical understanding of our times is perhaps the most important facet of competence in a democratically legitimized society. Public broadcasting, with its educational mandate, should (among other things) help to perpetuate such a critical understanding: This effort shines through the documentary about “Utopia – crazy visions in Silicon Valley” – and leaves one […]
The Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University in Berlin ran its algorithms over 860,000 online job ads in the construction and catering industries on behalf of the Bertelsmann Foundation. THE CENTRAL RESULT Specific occupational fields would hardly be in demand here anymore. Rather, “unskilled” workers must also demonstrate certain “competencies.” The difference between “skilled workers” […]
What is this episode about? Mandy Singer-Brodowski has been working for many years as a researcher in the field of education for sustainable development and transformative learning at the Institut Futur of the FU Berlin. She is currently a visiting professor there as part of Freie Universität’s international joint project UNA Europa. “Science Creates Futures” […]
In late 2015, for example, Hitchbot, a robot that hitchhiked around the world, was beaten, dented, and trampled by unknown people to the point that it could not be saved or repaired. A security robot in San Francisco was knocked over, angled in foil and smeared with BBQ sauce. A sex robot was abused at […]
Germany is running out of manual workers. And as we know, we like to work manually here (still). This is how one could smugly introduce this article. In fact, the shortage of skilled workers has long since turned into a shortage of labor. There is a shortage of people in restaurants, hotels, construction and at […]
Once again, a reference to the last Davos meeting, here in a good summary of the main findings. (And because it seems important to me.) 1. social workplaces can create a resilient future of work Increased investment in education, health care and nursing could Every dollar invested in these social sectors could trigger a multiplier […]
The lack of formally qualified teachers in Berlin schools is legendary. Or let’s jump right in with a quote: Last week, Berlin’s education senator announced that Berlin’s schools will be short nearly 1,000 teachers next school year. The new record tells the story of a decline. If last year people were still upset that almost […]
Excerpts from the June NeWoS The other day I visited the knowledge forum” Region gestalten – Leben, Arbeiten, Mitgestalten in ländlichen Räumen“. In the context of the conference program, various studies were briefly presented, which mainly dealt with the comparability of the different rural regions in Germany. One of these studies triggered me because it […]
With this film documentary, ARTE takes up the old question of how digitization, AI and robotics are replacing more and more traditional jobs – and thus widening the gap between rich and poor. There will be those who are highly skilled at using the new technologies – and the growing precariat who will take on […]