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Robotics & AI

Robotic Assistance: The Diminishment of Human Job Fulfillment

In the short term, many employers have complained of an inability to fill roles and retain workers, further accelerating robotic adoption. One aspect of the conversation that is oft neglected, however, is how human workers feel about their robotic colleagues. But could the technology also have a negative impact on worker morale? The institute reports a negative impact to worker-perceived meaningfulness and autonomy levels. As long as robots have a positive impact on a corporation’s bottom line, adoption will continue at a rapidly increasing clip.

Dylan Williams
April 18, 2024
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Spain Challenges Legality of Meta’s Use of Content Moderating Subcontractors

The Barcelona court accepted that the mental problems suffered by the worker are not a common illness but a work accident, per the newspaper. Meta’s subcontractor had processed his absence from work as common ailment and sought to deny responsibility for any psychological harms suffered from reviewing violent content uploaded to Facebook and Instagram. Meta also noted it provides technical solutions to subcontractors which are intended to enable content reviewers to limit their exposure to graphic material they are being asked to moderate as much as possible. In the article the newspaper quotes a worker describing the support provided by their employer, and Meta’s subcontractor, as “very insufficient”. Legal rulings that impose requirements on third party content reviewers to take care of workers’ mental health could put limits on the model, however.

Max Chen
January 19, 2024

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“Top 6 Gifts for Modern Remote Professionals to Enhance their Work-from-Home Experience in the Year 2023”

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6 work from home gifts for remote workers in 2023 A gift guide for remote workers, by a remote worker, because the WFH life is here to stayAccording to WFHResearch, 40% of US employees work remotely at least one day a week. Here are my six work from home essentials to gift the remote worker in your life. While that may be a bit dramatic, a ring light is an easy way to help any remote worker look more professional on camera. To add a little light to a remote worker’s life (quite literally), I suggest LUXSURE’s selfie ring light. I suggest gifting an ergonomic mouse, like Logitech’s Lift Vertical Ergonomic Mouse.

Zara Khan
December 20, 2023

Apps

EU Lawmakers Reach Agreement to Enhance Protections for Gig Workers

Some two years of talking about gig worker rights later and European Union lawmakers have finally reached a deal on the final shape of the Platform Worker Directive. The development could deliver a significant boost for millions of gig workers laboring on digital platforms without being afforded workers rights. There were also divisions between Member States over how much worker protection vs platform shielding they were prepared to commit to. Rappoteur and MEP Elisabetta Gualmini trumpeted the deal as “historic”, claiming the directive would advance workers rights for millions of gig workers across Europe. And I am really incredibly happy that we are now managing to provide protection [for gig workers].