Nearly half of US firms using AI say goal is to cut staffing costs

Nearly half of US firms using AI say goal is to cut staffing costs

Some 45 per cent of firms surveyed said they had added technology since January 2022 to automate what had once been employees’ tasks.

  • byBrian Delk

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Amazon’s robot army is headed to Melbourne

Amazon’s robot army is headed to Melbourne

The retail giant has revealed plans for Australia’s largest warehouse as it banks on the continued growth of online shopping despite the cost-of-living crunch.

  • byEmma Koehn
Bunnings working to keep things simple as tech pays dividends

Bunnings working to keep things simple as tech pays dividends

The boss of DIY giant Bunnings says the company’s push to simplify its back office should translate to a better experience for customers seeking bargains.

  • byEmma Koehn
Waiting for my QR order,I hunger for the nourishment of human interaction
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Waiting for my QR order,I hunger for the nourishment of human interaction

There may well be monetary benefits in replacing humans with robots and computers,but there is always a heavy societal and political price to pay.

  • byNick Bryant
Could robots be coming to the places that grow your food?

Could robots be coming to the places that grow your food?

The simple act of picking fruit poses manifold challenges to a machine,but innovations are making the challenge surmountable.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Living standards at risk without big data and artificial intelligence

Living standards at risk without big data and artificial intelligence

AI and big data sound like something from dystopian sci-fi films,but the Productivity Commission says without making use of them our living standards will fall.

  • byShane Wright
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Push for new body to probe ‘half-human’ vehicle crashes

Push for new body to probe ‘half-human’ vehicle crashes

Two experts say Australia should set up a US-style investigation authority to examine road incidents involving automated vehicles after a driver said her Tesla was on autopilot when it collided with a woman in Melbourne this week.

  • byMichael Fowler
Coles workers face bleak Christmas as wave of automation sweeps industry

Coles workers face bleak Christmas as wave of automation sweeps industry

An Australian Catholic University academic has warned some warehouse workers face a worse fate than their colleagues in the car industry.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Supermarket jobs still safe despite automation agenda,says Woolworths boss

Supermarket jobs still safe despite automation agenda,says Woolworths boss

Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has pledged that supermarket jobs won't suffer at the hands of automation.

  • byDominic Powell
Send NSW public servants to the regions,unions argue

Send NSW public servants to the regions,unions argue

The NSW union movement has backed a traditional priority of the Nationals:getting public service jobs out of Sydney and into regional parts of the state.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Woolworths puts supply chains to the test after locking out workers in pay dispute

Woolworths puts supply chains to the test after locking out workers in pay dispute

The supermarket giant has reshuffled its supply chains across NSW to keep stores stocked after locking about 500 striking workers out of a key warehouse.

  • byNick Bonyhady