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LEO VARADKAR HAS warned that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) pose a risk to people’s jobs.
When asked about how this could impact workers in Ireland, the Taoiseach said most jobs are “vulnerable to digitalisation or automatisation”, adding: “The important thing now is that we think ahead.
“Almost anyone in employment at all levels could potentially lose their jobs as a result of AI, robotics or automation.
“Even some jobs done by doctors – looking at slides could well be done by machines much more accurately using machine-learning and AI so it’s jobs at absolutely all levels that can be affected by changes in technology.”
Varadkar then joked: “I’m not sure if we’ll have artificial intelligence to replace TDs and Senators or robot ministers, who knows. You get accused of being robotic sometimes.”
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The Taoiseach noted that about 16% of men in the country drive for a living – including as taxi drivers, bus drivers, train drivers and delivery drivers.
He said if this type of work is automated “that would change that whole world of going to work”.
Varadkar said rather than giving people a grant or financial assistance to go back to college or retrain if their jobs are taken, the government would “try to do something quite different which is in-workforce training, supporting and incentivising employers to make sure their staff are upskilled”.
“During the recession, a huge focus on skills and training was around training unemployed people to get jobs. We’re not going to need to do as much of that anymore and the focus will change to training and upskilling people who are already in jobs to do new things,” he said.
With reporting by Christina Finn
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A real protest would be to turn down the €20,000 to host it and stay at home along with all the other nominated actors but no, you’ll wear a beautiful black dress instead.
Sexism, racism, multi culturism , social media, gender pay gaps and bla bla politically correct BS . Is society better now? I think not. Somebody send me back to the 90s when life was more simple.
@Gearóid Ó Brádaigh: absolutely. A time where kids were getting f@#&ed by priests and it got swept under the carpet. A time where cancer mortality rates were multiple times what they are today. A time where the catholic church still had an iron grip over the rights of minorities and women. Good times, eh?
@JJ O Riordan: Cancer rates more than they were today ? Where do you obtain your statistics? Cancer rates have increased so remove your tin foil hat and have a seat there . https://www.ncri.ie/publications/annual-statistical-reports/cancer-ireland-2011
Despite the minority that were affected by the catholic church its clear that the 90s were better times .
Wha!! To follow in the footsteps off Oprah and Streep!! These Hypocrites who knew what was going on for Years!! Who didn’t do anything to prevent what going on or even shine a light on it!! Now are saying (Streep) “I did know anything about it “. Total and utter tosh!! Then she has the gall to attack trump about some locker room talk!! She could have prevented a lot of things from happening!! So wearing black dresses are suddenly going to wipe out sexism!! Ya right !!
@Susan Adair Farrelly: No it is you who knows nothing it seems no Julesy is bang on and the number of thumbs up on their comment backs that up and many agree with them.
The complete hypocracy from the likes of Streep is sickening she must of had a hunch cmon wake up, im not surprised tbh she was defended her paedo friend Roman Polanski for years, strange she is also ‘great’ (her words) friends with another sex pest Harvey too coincidence right?
Hypocrites virtue signalling to appear right on. Sheep.
@Susan Adair Farrelly: Julesy does know what she is talking about. Check out the interest and you will see the history of Streep with Weinstein and Roman Polanski. Why didn’t she call out her pals? Probably wasn’t in her interest to do so.
@Susan Adair Farrelly:
When Roman Polanski got the Oscar for best director for The Pianist it was public knowledge he’d fled the US to escape charges for child molestation.
And who was first on her feet in the audience when the Oscar was announced, giving rapturous applause?
Meryl Streep.
Im behind the movement 100% but wearing black is not a statement… especially if its a sexy black number with a $200 haircut… black burkas all round and no smiling….thats a statement….yes im serious!
OMG this is beyond shame and embarressment, a profession that encapsulates nepotism, a tiny pool of people who for decades have closed off doors to aspiring talent and who now find the chickens have truly come home to roost. Yes these people want to make a colour stand now! pathetic they would do ANYTHING to be seen.
Yawn….. next pc or political stunt please! I wonder when the first court case in relation to all the allegations will start? Surely if a crime has been committed there’d be charges, court cases and guilty or not guilty verdict by appointed jury….
Maybe Deirdre should whack a load of Coke up her snout and repeatedly say “Snorah Jones” about 100 times trying to get a cheap laugh from a cheap joke. That image is my brains screensaver unfortunately.
@Coles: they don’t! People are commenting on the silly black dressing bandwagon that’s rolling just now. Too many women and men who could have stopped what was going on put their careers before principles and are now self aggrandising in an attempt to save face.
@John Campbell: bang on, maybe men wouldn’t come here to moan if this site didn’t attack them on a daily basis, and the hypocrisy of the screaming SJW/Feminazi stance this site continues to take is getting tiresome. We want news (entertainment sports or otherwise) not some hormonal teenagers personal blog. Nothing better than a few articles dealing with Sexual assault thrown in with “X burns haters on twitter & shuts down Trump” or “13 things to watch on Netflix while strumming yourself this weekend” etc
You really don’t get irony do you?
Your on here giving out about other people giving out.
Also ironic your throwing the Lefties favourite buzzword Alt Right you care to throw any more maybe a Trumpanzee, Racist, misoginyst, Nazi, etc or anymore that don’t addresses the topic in debate but deflect.
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