[PDF] Automation And The Sexes eBook

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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,17 MB
Release : 2020
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ISBN : 9780660360638

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Recent advances in artificial intelligence and machine-learning technologies have fuelled fears of potential job losses among some workers. While the net impact of new technology on total jobs can be negative, positive or neutral, some workers may be more affected than others depending on how easily robots and algorithms can replace them, or how easily their skills complement the new technology. In the case of women and men, it is not clear who is likely to be most affected. While women are more likely to hold a university degree (typically associated with non-routine work that is more difficult to automate), they are also less likely to specialize in technology (which may limit their work opportunities in an increasingly digital world), but more likely to work in certain occupations that may be susceptible to automation (e.g., retail sales or clerical work). The objective of this study is to estimate the automation risks faced by women and men based on an existing methodology applied to Canadian data (the Longitudinal and International Study of Adults, Wave 3). The approach also uses expert consultations in the automatability of occupations, taking into account a wide range of tasks typically associated with those occupations (thus allowing automation risks to vary within occupations). The study finds that 44.4% of women in the paid workforce faced a moderate to high risk of job transformation as a result of automation (50% probability or above), compared with only 34.8% of men. Overall, the gap remains about the same when comparing women and men with similar characteristics, such as age, education, industry and occupation. However, several characteristics are associated with greater automation risks faced by women relative to men, including being aged 55 or older, having no postsecondary qualifications or postsecondary qualifications other than a degree, having low levels of literacy or numeracy proficiency, being born in Canada, having a disability, being a part-time worker, not being in a union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and being employed in a small to mid-sized firm.

Author : Jordi Vallverdú
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,40 MB
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3031216067

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Why AI does not include gender in its agenda? The role of gender in AI, both as part of the community of agents creating such technologies, as well as part of the contents processed by such technologies is, by far, conflictive. Women have been, again, obliterated by this fundamental revolution of our century. Highly innovative and the first step in a series of future studies in this field, this book covers several voices, topics, and perspectives that allow the reader to understand the necessity to include into the AI research agenda such points of view and also to attract more women to this field. The multi-disciplinarity of the contributors, which uses plain language to show the current situation in this field, is a fundamental aspect of the value of this book. Any reader with a genuine interest in the present and future of AI should read it.

Author : Elisabeth Kelan
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,82 MB
Release : 2025
Category : Automation
ISBN : 9781003427100

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"It is widely presumed that digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) shape the future of work. Yet gender is rarely considered in those debates. This path-breaking book, written by a leading thinker on gender, inclusion and organisations, Elisabeth Kelan, is based on in-depth research to show which patterns of gender and digitalisation emerge. By weaving together these different patterns, is it possible to understand the dynamic and complex ways in which gender and digitalisation in the work context are intertwined? The book highlights how futures of work are imagined between automation and augmentation. It shows which tasks are expected to be done by machines and where humans are expected to have a competitive advantage over machines. The book showcases how algorithmic bias is constructed as ultimately fixable and it analyses in/visibilities in AI production processes. Above all, the book shows how patterns relating to gender and inclusion are shaped and could be re-shaped. This innovative book provides a stimulating and provocative read for those who are interested in how automation and AI shape the future of work in regard to gender and what this means for inclusion"--

Author : Jason Lee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,94 MB
Release : 2017-01-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3319493221

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This book reveals that the way we perceive sex robots is how we perceive ourselves, overcoming the false human/non-human binary. From Greek myths, to the film Ex Machina, to Japanese technology, non-human sexuality has been at the heart of culture. In Sex Robots, the history of this culture is explored. This text sheds new light on what the sex robot represents and signifies, examining its philosophical implications within the context of today's society. This volume will be of interest to scholars of technology, cultural studies, the social sciences and philosophy.

Author : Markus D. Dubber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 15,60 MB
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 0190067411

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This volume tackles a quickly-evolving field of inquiry, mapping the existing discourse as part of a general attempt to place current developments in historical context; at the same time, breaking new ground in taking on novel subjects and pursuing fresh approaches. The term "A.I." is used to refer to a broad range of phenomena, from machine learning and data mining to artificial general intelligence. The recent advent of more sophisticated AI systems, which function with partial or full autonomy and are capable of tasks which require learning and 'intelligence', presents difficult ethical questions, and has drawn concerns from many quarters about individual and societal welfare, democratic decision-making, moral agency, and the prevention of harm. This work ranges from explorations of normative constraints on specific applications of machine learning algorithms today-in everyday medical practice, for instance-to reflections on the (potential) status of AI as a form of consciousness with attendant rights and duties and, more generally still, on the conceptual terms and frameworks necessarily to understand tasks requiring intelligence, whether "human" or "A.I."

Author : Ruiping Fan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 2021-11-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 303082280X

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This book provides cross-cultural ethical exploration of sex robots and their social impact. What are the implications of sex robots and related technological innovations for society and culture? How should we evaluate the significance of sexual relations with robots that look like women, men or children? Critics argue that sex robots present a clear risk to real persons and a social degradation that will increase sexual violence, objectify women, encourage pedophilia, reinforce negative body images, increase forms of sexual dysfunction, and pass on sexually transmitted disease. Proponents judge robotic sexual companionship as just another step in the exploration of human desire. They see sex robots, and similar technology, such as virtual reality pornography, as providing autonomy affirming companionship for the lonely and a relatively harmless outlet for sexual fantasies that avoids the use of human prostitutes and thus reduces sexual victimization. Some appreciate sex robots as a social evil, others as a positive good, and still others as a harmless pastime. How we come to terms with such conceptual and moral concerns will have significant implications for society and the future of human relations. This book is of great interest to researchers in bioethics, human sexual behavior, AI ethics, and philosophy of sex.

Author : Darwish, Dina
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 21,90 MB
Release : 2024-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
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Despite decades of activism and efforts in society and government, women still face significant barriers to gender equality and economic empowerment in the business world. However, advancements in modern technology may present an opportunity to upend the systems that support inequality. The industrial revolution may have transformed industries, but thus far, it has failed to eradicate longstanding inequalities. Effective Technology for Gender Equity in Business' and Organizations addresses this pressing issue by offering a collection of original research aimed at professionals, policymakers, and knowledge management experts, and examines how new technology can be integrated into various levels of organizations to help continue breaking down barriers and advancing gender equity. This book brings together relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in gender equity with the aid of modern technology. It targets professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of modern technology's strategic role in contemporary society, including its application at the global economy, network, team building, and information system levels. By offering insights into the recent potential to reduce the gender gap and empower women with these advancements, this book is a valuable resource for those working in healthcare, business organizations, information sciences, and more.

Author : David Peetz
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 36,80 MB
Release : 2019-09-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1760463116

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What do we know about the current realities of work and its likely futures? What choices must we make and how will they affect those futures? Many books about the future of work start by talking about the latest technology, and focus on how technology is going to change the way we work. And there is no doubt that technology will have huge impacts. However, to really understand the direction in which work is going, and the impact that technology and other forces will have, we need to first understand where we are. This book covers topics ranging from the ‘mega-drivers of change’ at work, power, globalisation and financialisation, to management, workers, digitalisation, the gig economy, gender, climate change, regulation and deregulation. In doing this, it refers to some of the great works of science fiction. It demolishes several myths, such as that the employment relationship is doomed, that we are all heading to becoming ‘freelancers’ or ‘gig workers’ one day, that most jobs will be destroyed by technological change, that the growth in jobs will mainly be in STEM fields, that we will no longer value collectivism as we will all be ‘individuals’, or that the death of unionism is inevitable. The Realities and Futures of Work also rejects the idea of technological determinism—that whatever will be, will be, thanks to technological change—and so it refuses to accept that we simply need to prepare to adapt ourselves to the future by judicious training since there is nothing else we can do about it. Instead, this book provides a realistic basis for thinking about both the present and the future. It emphasises the choices we make, and the implications of those choices for the future of work.