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AI and the changing face of the Canadian workplace

Posted by Becca Rawcliffe on April 4, 2017 in Research, Faculty, News, Big Data & Machine Learning
Dr. Stan Matwin working with PhD students
Dr. Stan Matwin working with PhD students

Dr. Stan Matwin, director of the Institute of Big Data Analytics at Dalhousie, warns of the impact artificially intelligent machines and other automation will continue to have on the Canadian workplace in an interview with the Chronicle Herald. 

With AI high on the federal government's agenda and developments in industry, including the automotive sector, Matwin argues huge job losses could be on the horizon in the coming decades in areas we may not anticipate such as the legal and medical professions.

Read the full story "Canadians need to prepare for workplace hardships as AI begins to take over positions" in the Chronicle Herald.