future of work
Cost Cutting Algorithms Are Making Your Job Search a Living Hell
More companies are using automated job screening systems to vet candidates, forcing jobseekers to learn new and absurd tricks to have their résumés seen by a human.
Millennial Democrats Like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pete Buttigieg Are Ready to Face Off Against Job-Stealing Robots
"We should not be haunted by the specter of being automated out of work."
Companies are using AI to stop bias in hiring. They could also make discrimination worse.
Algorithms are being used to eliminate human bias, but sometimes they entrench it.
How the humble robotic arm took over the world
A short history of the robot that started it all.
How a labor union is using an algorithm to predict when to organize
The algorithm is only one way unions have recently embraced tech in bargaining.
This algorithm reads X-rays better than doctors do
Artificial intelligence has some radiologists worried about automation.
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How Your Career Can Survive the Next Wave of Automation
As mass automation flourishes, labor, tech and finance experts weigh in on the new brave new world.
Students Earned $1 Billion in College Scholarships Using Their Smartphones
A new app is trying to incentivize college affordability by providing students instant micro-scholarships.
Why the Lord & Taylor Flagship Store Closing is a Big Deal for Your Job in Ten Years
Your guide to the future of jobs, what’s working, what’s not and what you can do about it.
Avoiding Mass Extinction Was the Goal of This Music and Climate Festival
Thought leaders in education, business, environmentalism, technology, and policy convened at Creating Equilibrium to come up with actionable solutions to the world's worst problems.
Legislators are Pushing a Law to Help Students Get Jobs After Graduation
Students are making life-changing college decisions with limited information, but a database created by the controversial College Transparency Act could change all of that.
VICE Impact August: Chicago's At-Risk Youth and the Future of Higher Ed
This month we'll be launching a campaign helping vulnerable kids in Chicago, exploring the feasibility of higher education, and diving into the politics of health care reform.
