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A robot stole my internship: How Gen Z’s entry into the workplace is being affected by AI
A robot stole my internship: How Gen Z’s entry into the workplace is being affected by AI Melise Panetta, Wilfrid Laurier University For years, the expression “the robot took my job” has brought to mind visions of machines replacing workers on factory floors. But Gen Z is facing a new challenge: the loss of internships and…
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What teenagers want adults to know about their digital lives
What teenagers want adults to know about their digital lives Leo Ziegel, Karolinska Institutet and Carl Fredrik Sjöland, Karolinska Institutet Teenagers all over the world use social media and messaging apps as part of their daily lives. This is accompanied by growing concerns about negative effects of social media on youth mental health – and ongoing…
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AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer
AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer Patrick Dodd, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau For a long time, universities worked off a simple idea: knowledge was scarce. You paid for tuition, showed up to lectures, completed assignments and eventually earned a credential. That process did two…
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Looking for a job? Understanding how you make career decisions can help
Looking for a job? Understanding how you make career decisions can help Julia Yates, City St George’s, University of London If you’re getting ready to leave school or university and are trying to figure out your future career, you may well have been given the advice to start with some self-exploration. This means thinking about what…
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AI makes measuring work performance a lot trickier. How do companies adapt?
AI makes measuring work performance a lot trickier. How do companies adapt? Christian Yao Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Let’s be honest, even just writing this sentence has meant engaging with some very basic artificial intelligence (AI) as the computer checks my spelling and grammar. Ultimately, the quality…
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The online world comes with risks – but also friendships and independence for young people with disabilities
The online world comes with risks – but also friendships and independence for young people with disabilities Andy Phippen, Bournemouth University and Hayley Henderson, University of Northampton “In the real world, I’m a coward. When I’m online, I’m a hero.” These words, paraphrased from a conversation with a young man with autism, have stayed with us…
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University students feel ‘anxious, confused and distrustful’ about AI in the classroom and among their peers
University students feel ‘anxious, confused and distrustful’ about AI in the classroom and among their peers Elise Silva, University of Pittsburgh The advent of generative AI has elicited waves of frustration and worry across academia for all the reasons one might expect: Early studies are showing that artificial intelligence tools can dilute critical thinking and undermine…
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The pandemic is still disrupting young people’s careers
The pandemic is still disrupting young people’s careers Sviatlana Kroitar, University of Leicester Unlike previous economic downturns, the COVID pandemic created a crisis that disrupted both education and employment, abruptly halting young people’s emerging careers and clouding their hopes for the future. It doubly affected those transitioning into adulthood, out of school or university and into…
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AI is now part of our world. Uni graduates should know how to use it responsibly
AI is now part of our world. Uni graduates should know how to use it responsibly Rachel Fitzgerald, The University of Queensland y Caitlin Curtis, The University of Queensland Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an everyday part of lives. Many of us use it without even realising, whether it be writing emails, finding a new TV…
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Preventing ‘revenge quitting:’ 5 things workplaces can do to help employees feel like they belong
Preventing ‘revenge quitting:’ 5 things workplaces can do to help employees feel like they belong Andrea Carter, Adler University Longstanding workplace issues such as mistreatment, the normalization of toxic behaviour and a lack of accountability for workplace culture have fuelled a growing trend known as revenge quitting. This phenomenon, on the rise since the 2000s, sees…
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