Ethics in the digital workplace
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can affect working conditions in a variety of ways and their use in the workplace raises a host of new ethical concerns.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports that CNC lathe manufacturer Index Group, a supplier to the automotive sector, is to cut 500 jobs as the company expects a long lasting reduction in sales. Index Group is one of the leading CNC lathe manufacturers worldwide. There is no further infomation on the job cuts.
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