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It is Alive?

Florida Workers' Comp

But, the quote about the computer, Skynet, learning and its achievement of becoming "self-aware" came to mind this morning as I ran across an intriguing article on Business Insider about a software engineer who has been suspended by his employer for "violat(ing) their employee confidentiality policy." Who is to say what is real?

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10 High-Paying Jobs You Can Get Without a College Degree

HR Digest

Software developers can work in many different fields, including finance, education, information technology, health care, construction, and more. Software developers create applications (software) on computers or mobile devices. Education requirements vary significantly depending on employer size and content expertise.

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How is AI In Recruitment Changing The Hiring Process?

Vantage Circle

Recruiting becomes more efficient and productive if you can automate the screening stage or other repetitive tasks in the employment process. Identifying potential individuals AI-powered software can easily mine public data, such as social media accounts, to reveal people's online personas.

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Poor air quality affects chess players, and it might be affecting you too

Workplace Insight

They assessed more than 30,000 chess moves using computer software which identified optimal decisions and flagged significant errors. Between 1995 and 2015, the proportion of high-skilled occupations as a share of total employment increased by roughly 5% in North America and almost 8% across Europe.

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Cross Training Employees: Examples and Plans

Business Management Daily

In a law firm like mine, there will be a number of employees who are cross-trained in each other’s positions,” says owner and attorney Martin Gasparian. We focus on cross-training employees in various roles, particularly in customer support and software development. Results show that cross-training works well within the organization.

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New EEOC guidance raises concerns about AI in the hiring process

Business Management Daily

A friend of mine has a stellar résumé, but can’t get it through prospective employers’ algorithmic screening processes, probably because it’s too easy to infer he has a disability and would need an accommodation to work. Beware a claim of “validation.” This type of violation may occur even if a job applicant doesn’t have a disability.

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83% of the UK’s most popular jobs have a gender pay gap

cipHR

Analysis by HR software provider CIPHR reveals that eight out of ten of the UK’s most popular job roles, employing 100,000 people or more, have a gender pay gap in favour of men. Programmers and software development professionals (4.8%): 421,400. million people are employed in these occupations (9.4 million women and 8.2 respectively.

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