The Inquiry - Will computers put managers out of work?
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When we shop online, we don’t often think about what goes on behind the scenes. Clicking “pay now”, sets in motion a slick, computer-controlled chain of events, that ends with a parcel arriving at your home.
These online shopping logistics are run by Artificial Intelligence, and there are plans for these systems to move from the warehouse to the wider workplace.
“Digital Management” systems in development are able to autonomously hire people and oversee their work on a project from beginning to end. They also have the ability to manage much larger groups of workers than their human counterparts.
But can a software boss really understand its human employees? Are managers obsolete? And are some of these systems already here?
This week on the Inquiry, we ask: will computers put managers out of work?
Presented by David Baker
Produced by Jim Frank
Editor: Richard Vadon
Technical producer: Neil Churchill
Broadcast Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
(Image: Artificial intelligence is showing the path: exdez/Getty)
Published on Thursday, 10th November 2022.
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