by Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens of government agencies. As a professor of social work who studies how people’s finances affect their physical and mental well-being, I’m concerned...
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IS GPT COMING FOR YOUR JOB?
OpenAI researchers uploaded a pre-print yesterday that takes a look at the potential impact of GPT-4 (and its heirs) on the labor market. I’ll let them take it away: “Our findings indicate that approximately 80% of the U.S. workforce could have at least 10% of their work tasks affected by the introduction of GPTs, while around...
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Low job control a risk factor for suicidal behavior
by Swedish Research Council Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Men working in occupations featuring low demands and low control over their own work situation are at elevated risk for suicide attempts and suicide. In jobs with high demands and high control, the risk is lower. This is shown in a study from the University of Gothenburg. Men...