Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Automation and A.I. May Take Your Job by 2025
Machines will take over more than half of the world’s current workplace functions by 2025, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum. That’s up from 29 percent of functions today. The… -
Americans Have a Hard Time Trusting Chatbots: Pew Research
Americans don’t trust social media bots, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Specifically, some 80 percent of those who have heard about bots have a negative impression of them; c… -
Will More Tech Companies Sue Over Trump’s H-1B Visa Policy?
It seems that it was only a matter of time before some tech companies began fighting the Trump administration’s new H-1B rules. On October 11, ITServe Alliance, a nonprofit group that counts more… -
MIT Opening New College for Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is hot—and if you don’t believe that, look at the six-figure salaries paid out to the experts in the field. Now comes the next big step: creating as many A.I. exper… -
'Red Dead Redemption 2' Raises Questions of Dev Burnout
If you’re into gaming, you’ve no doubt heard of Rockstar Games’ “Red Dead Redemption 2,” a massive open-world game that will surely become one of the biggest (if not the biggest) video-game hits… -
Which Tech Employers are Monitoring You Excessively?
Even as tools for monitoring employees proliferate, most tech pros don’t think their employers are excessive when it comes to observing workplace behavior, according to a new survey by Blind. Onl… -
Amazon Recruiting Snafu Shows Dangers of Machine Learning
Like many tech companies, Amazon has experimented with machine learning (ML) techniques to improve its recruiting process. But according to a new Reuters report, the company hit a huge snag a few… -
Smaller Firms Lag in A.I., IoT Adoption. That's an Opportunity.
Smaller companies aren’t adopting cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (A.I.), blockchain, and virtual reality (VR) at the same rate as larger ones—and that’s an opportunity… -
Is It Ethical to Automate Your Job Without Telling Anyone?
When a company figures out how to automate a core process, executives and stockholders cheer. Money has been saved! The business has become more efficient! The future looks bright! But when a tec… -
Does the U.S. Need a GDPR-Like 'Data Bill of Rights'?
Does the U.S. tech industry need the equivalent of the European Union’s GDPR, stringently regulating how companies can store and use customer data? Ro Khanna, a U.S. Representative in California…