Lucas Mearian
Senior Reporter at Computerworld
A senior reporter for Computerworld magazine. I cover Artificial Intelligence, and Workplace Issues. I also love woodworking and travel.
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2 weeks ago |
computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian
Despite sizeable tech layoffs over the past two years, a tech talent gap persists — especially for those trained on implementing and using generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools. Consultancy McKinsey & Co. now projects that demand for AI-skilled workers will outpace supply by two-to-four times, a skills gap likely to continue at least until 2027. That echoes what consultancy Deloitte wrote in a recent report.
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2 weeks ago |
computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian
One-in-five employers in the US and the U.K. now use generative AI (genAI) tools to interview candidates, according to the results of a TestGorilla survey of 1,084 organizations in the two countries. TestGorilla, an Amsterdam-based pre-employment testing platform company, found that these kinds of hiring tools are no longer experimental, they are embedded in everyday HR and hiring operations.
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2 weeks ago |
computerworld.es | Lucas Mearian
· En el ámbito laboral, el 58% de los empleados utiliza habitualmente la IA, principalmente herramientas de IA generativa gratuitas. Más de la mitad de los encuestados afirma haber mejorado su rendimiento, pero muchos ven efectos negativos en la carga de trabajo, el trabajo en equipo y el cumplimiento normativo. El uso indebido y la falta de supervisión son habituales, y la gobernanza y la formación van a la zaga de la adopción.
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2 weeks ago |
lemondeinformatique.fr | Lucas Mearian
L'IA prend en charge des tâches routinières généralement effectuées par des employés plus jeunes ou exige d'eux qu'ils apprennent à utiliser la technologie pour être plus efficaces dans leur travail. Par exemple, près de quatre Américains sur dix pensent que l'IA générative (genAI) pourrait réduire le nombre d'emplois disponibles à mesure qu'elle progresse, selon une étude publiée en octobre par la Federal Reserve Bank de New York.
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3 weeks ago |
computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian
Although the US unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% in May with 139,000 jobs added to the US workforce, nearly 100,000 layoffs were also announced — up 47% from last year, according to new data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and others. Tech and federal cuts led the way in layoffs, driven by economic pressure, programmatic firings and AI-driven shifts in workforce needs, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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