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Automation risks creating a two-tier workforce of haves and have-nots

Automation risks creating a two-tier workforce of haves and have-nots: Workplaces could become "anti-human": centred around technology rather than people. PaO_STUDIO / Shutterstock The recent news that BT would reduce its workforce by as many as 55,000 by 2030, including about 10,000 jobs replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), is part of a growing trend of …

Global inequality may be falling, but the gap between haves and have-nots is growing

Global inequality may be falling, but the gap between haves and have-nots is growing: In one of the most unequal countries in the world, South Africa, the poorest 40% have annual incomes of less than US$ 1,000 (£727) per person. The comparable incomes for the richest 10% are more than US$ 39,000 per person – …