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fromComputerworld
2 days ago

In Davos, warnings about AI and jobs

"We expect over the next years, in advanced economies, 60% of jobs to be affected by AI either enhanced or eliminated or transformed, 40% globally. This is like a tsunami hitting the labor market," Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said during a panel discussion on the global economic outlook. Young people searching for jobs will find it harder to get a good placement. "Wake up. AI is for real, and it is transforming our world faster than we are getting [it] handled," Georgieva said.
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Education
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Wish Book: The Independence Networks gives adult students with disabilities the opportunity to become the teacher

Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities teach weekly interest-based classes at the Independence Network, gaining leadership and vocational experience through a new student-led initiative.
Education
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Building through making: How one program serves adults with autism

Autistry enables autistic teens and adults to develop practical skills, creativity, and independence through hands-on projects in a studio-based learning model.
NYC parents
fromqns.com
7 months ago

The chicken lady' of Queens: Fresh Meadows teacher wins major award for urban farm program QNS

Alanna O'Donnell uses a chicken coop project to teach special education students vocational and social skills.
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