It appears that 2023 will continue to be a year of growth for gig workers, and the umbrella of gig work keeps growing as well. When we talk about the gig economy, we now include the following types of workers:[1] Freelancers – People who work as writers, graphic designers, performers or the like, selling workRead more
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It is probably no surprise to hear that extensive research has predicted that remote and hybrid working arrangements will become standard in the coming years. According to a recent press release put out by Gartner, it’s currently forecasted that 39% of all global knowledge workers will work in some type of hybrid model by theRead more
The unprecedented pace of AI development has taken many people by surprise and has added to a growing unease about this new technology. Fears about the speed of AI development hit a crescendo on March 22nd, 2023, when an open letter signed by tech experts and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, urged all AI labs toRead more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting the ways in which many industries do business, and retail is no exception. AI has the potential to revolutionize the retail industry by increasing profits, improving marketing and advertising ROI, increasing sustainability, improving customer service and experience, streamlining inventory management and aiding in loss prevention. It’s predicted that AI servicesRead more
In March of 2020, the global supply chain was brought to its knees by COVID-19. When we talk about the supply chains, we’re talking about all the links between resources, processes and businesses that are part of the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of products from start to finish. As we saw during the pandemic, ifRead more
On January 31st of 2023, news got out that an AI-powered Equity ETF (AIEQ) from ETF Managers Group was up 13.5% year to date as of January 27th according to data from Morningstar. That’s twice as high as the performance of some other well-known ETFs. And while AIEQ is an actively managed fund with feesRead more
There has been much hand-wringing about ChatGPT recently and how it might enable a generation of students to simply cheat their way through school. If you’ve been around long enough, you may remember the same worries about the use of handheld calculators in schools. The truth is that every generation will bring new technological advances.Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic helped to speed up tech adoption in the healthcare industry in many ways. In one stunning example of rapid AI development, MIT created an AI program that could listen to a person’s cough and identify a regular cough from a COVID-19 cough, even if the patient was asymptomatic. According to their studyRead more
According to recent statistics posted September 22, 2022 on Zippia, the gig economy has grown by 15 percent in the past decade. That’s 15 times the rate of overall job growth experienced during that time. In addition, at least 48 percent of companies currently hire freelancers and 90 percent of these organizations see gig workRead more
The global coronavirus pandemic has forced innumerable changes to why we work, when we work, how we work and where we work. When businesses in every industry were forced to change the way they operated, the roles of employees within those organizations were forced to change as well. One of the roles that has seenRead more