Since the creation of the first computer, artificial intelligence has been a source of preoccupation for writers, intellectuals and scientists and… well, everyone. Through the various technological innovations of the 20th century, and the digital revolution of our century, several innovations have sparked the debate around the impact of artificial intelligence on our lives and on those of future generations.
Nowadays, the major debate when it comes to AI relates to its impact on several job categories and job losses incurred as people with certain skills are pushed out of their jobs. While this fear was previously limited to industry, it has now spread to touch other sectors of activity. Recently, the Dubai-based Mashreq bank revealed a plan to shed 10 per cent of its workforce after investing in AI. Though companies may find it cheaper to invest in robots when it comes to repetitive tasks, creative tasks are still the prerogative of human resources.
The dissemination of robotics will certainly restructure the economy, remould the job market and alter educational needs, as students will require higher skills upon entering the workplace. Decision-makers will have to develop policies to mitigate negative effects and their repercussion on the various sectors, reorienting reforms to match this evolution.
Famous sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov has always been at the forefront of the debate on AI and robotics, depicting the impact they have on human relations and the interaction between robots and humans. His Bicentennial Man, brought to the big screen in 1999, raised a crucial thought-provoking argument: AI is ever-evolving and may soon change the world as we know it. Always there to add its grain of salt in pivotal debates, Hollywood productions like The Matrix (1999), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), and Ex Machina (2015) gave us a seemingly realistic outlook on the future of AI.
But some of the fear over AI is probably overstated. It will take a long time to fine-tune the technology. The far greater challenge that many governments will have to address is how to restructure their revenue-generation and taxation models to account for those workers whose jobs are taken by artificial intelligence.
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Cricket World Cup League 2
UAE squad
Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind
Fixtures
Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE
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Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey
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Sepsis arises when the body tries to fight an infection but damages its own tissue and organs in the process.
The World Health Organisation estimates it affects about 30 million people each year and that about six million die.
Of those about three million are newborns and 1.2 are young children.
Patients with septic shock must often have limbs amputated if clots in their limbs prevent blood flow, causing the limbs to die.
Campaigners say the condition is often diagnosed far too late by medical professionals and that many patients wait too long to seek treatment, confusing the symptoms with flu.
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Netherlands v UAE, Twenty20 International series
Saturday, August 3 - First T20i, Amstelveen
Monday, August 5 – Second T20i, Amstelveen
Tuesday, August 6 – Third T20i, Voorburg
Thursday, August 8 – Fourth T20i, Vooryburg
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Algae, waste coffee grounds and orange peels will be used in the pavilion's walls and gangways
The hulls of three ships will be used for the roof
The hulls will painted to make the largest Italian tricolour in the country’s history
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Roughly 15 tonnes of steel will be used
If you go
Where to stay: Courtyard by Marriott Titusville Kennedy Space Centre has unparalleled views of the Indian River. Alligators can be spotted from hotel room balconies, as can several rocket launch sites. The hotel also boasts cool space-themed decor.
When to go: Florida is best experienced during the winter months, from November to May, before the humidity kicks in.
How to get there: Emirates currently flies from Dubai to Orlando five times a week.
