A 2018 research paper showed half of Canadian jobs will be affected by automation in the next decade, and so-called ‘human skills’ such as critical thinking and problem solving will be key to remaining competitive and resilient in an era of disruption and artificial intelligence
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A display of manufacturing robots from Chinese robot maker Honyen is seen at the World Robot Conference, in an Aug. 15, 2018, file photo. Canadian universities say they are constantly working with faculty, experts and industry leaders to make sure students are prepared for the changing economic and labour landscape.
Universities, however, say they are constantly working with faculty, experts and industry leaders to make sure students are prepared for the changing economic and labour landscape. At the same time, McCahan said, not every program needs to have an AI component, and universities have to be careful not to jump on every fad.
The University of New Brunswick opened a new cybersecurity institute in 2017 in hopes of establishing an educational hub for a pivotal issue of the digital age.At the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College, there has been a renewed interest in precision agriculture – the use of data to allocate resources more efficiently, among other things – as artificial intelligence has taken centre stage, said the college’s dean, Rene Van Acker.
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