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10 Jobs of the Future

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Below are ten jobs we may just see in the near future, reflecting current technological trends. Looking for work? Get ahead of the curve and familiarize yourself with these opportunities.

VR Experience Designer
Creating immersive virtual reality experiences across various industries, including entertainment, education, healthcare, and training.

Drone Manager
Overseeing the operation and management of drone fleets for tasks such as delivery, surveillance, inspection, and mapping.

Robotics Process Automation Specialist
Implementing and maintaining automated systems that streamline repetitive tasks using software robots.

Cybersecurity Analyst
Protecting organizations from cyber threats by analyzing vulnerabilities, implementing security measures, and responding to breaches.

Sustainability Manager
Developing and implementing strategies for organizations to...

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A student got caught plagiarizing with ChatGPT, his professor gave a zero on the assignment and asked him to send him an email - ChatGPT gives advice on how to handle this

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According to ChatGPT -

Here are some steps you can take to handle this situation:

  1. Take responsibility: Acknowledge your mistake and take full responsibility for your actions. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense, and it is important to own up to your error.

  2. Reflect on your actions: Consider the reasons behind your decision to plagiarize. Reflecting on your motivations can help you understand the gravity of your actions and prevent similar incidents in the future.

  3. Apologize sincerely: Write an email to your professor expressing your sincere apologies for plagiarizing. Be honest, remorseful, and acknowledge the impact of your actions on the trust placed in you as a student.

  4. Accept the consequences: Understand that receiving a zero on the assignment is a legitimate consequence for your actions. Accept it gracefully and be prepared to face any additional...

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Stop linkbuilding, it’s a waste of time

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Link building has been a cornerstone of SEO for many years. The idea behind it is simple: getting other websites to link to your site can improve your site’s authority and search engine rankings. However, over time, the effectiveness of link building has diminished, and many experts are now advising against it.

Google’s algorithm has evolved

In the past, Google’s algorithm relied heavily on backlinks to determine a site’s authority and relevance. However, Google’s algorithm has become more sophisticated over the years and now considers a wide range of factors when ranking websites. This means that while backlinks are still important, they are no longer the be-all and end-all of SEO.

Link building can be time-consuming

Link building can be time-consuming, requiring significant time and resources. This is especially true if you want to build high-quality links...

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Should Reddit Get Paid for Helping Big AI?

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Reddit is a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion forum. Registered members submit content to the site, such as links, text posts, and images, which others then vote up or down. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards called subreddits, which cover various topics, including news, science, movies, video games, music, books, fitness, food, and so on. Submissions with more up-votes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough votes, ultimately on the site’s front page. Despite strict rules prohibiting harassment, Reddit’s administrators spend considerable resources moderating the site.

Big AI is a term used to describe large language models (LLMs) that are trained on massive amounts of data. These models can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your...

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Twitter is a disaster

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Twitter is one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, with millions of users tweeting their thoughts, opinions, and news every day. However, while Twitter can be a powerful communication and information-sharing tool, it’s also become a disaster. In this blog post, we will explore some of the reasons why Twitter is a disaster and what can be done to improve the platform.

Toxicity and harassment

One of the most significant problems with Twitter is the toxic environment that has developed over the years. Twitter has become a breeding ground for harassment, bullying, and hate speech, which can have serious mental health consequences for those at the other end of the vitriol. Many users, particularly women, and people of color, have reported feeling unsafe on the platform. Twitter’s policies and enforcement mechanisms have been criticized for not doing...

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My Customer Service Rep is a Bot

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I realize this isn’t a new phenomenon, in fact, the very company I’m dealing with sells this as a service. The problem is, it sucks.

I’ve been dealing with a “customer service rep” for a month now over erroneous charges for a service I had canceled but was continually billed for.

The “rep” is having a difficult time understanding me, continues to loop back to the beginning of the conversation, misunderstanding my statements, and filing tickets for my claim. Why the f*ck is this rep filing a ticket? and with whom? The rep is the one that is supposed to be dealing with the issue.

I’m a fan of AI and I understand that as a consumer application, the technology is nascent but good lord, this is a mess. I asked to speak to a manager over the issue and the rep never said a word about it nor did “she” comply. This technology isn’t ready for prime time.

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Securing the Georgian Internet Infrastructure

The Russian brand Beeline recently announced its intentions to purchase a part of Caucasus Online, the leading internet provider in Georgia, potentially giving Beeline a controlling stake in critical Georgian telecommunications infrastructure. The question arises as to whether or not the Beeline acquisition of Caucasus Online is in the best interest of Georgia considering that vast import of the infrastructure to national security and the past cyber attacks Russia launched against Georgia in 2008.

Beeline, the Russian telecommunications brand by OJSC VimpelCom, a subsidiary of VimpelCom Ltd. of Amsterdam, is headquartered in Moscow and is Russia’s second largest telecommunications operator. VimpelCom merged with Kyivstar to form VimpelCom Ltd. in May of 2010, now the largest telecommunications operator group in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Alexander Izosimov, CEO of OJSC...

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Going for a Ride in Tbilisi

As per usual, I cabbed home at the end of the working day, I usually find one right outside my office on Agmashenebeli Ave. Like any other day, I found a driver to take me to Vake, just a short commute across the river.

As we approached my building, I pulled 20 GEL from my wallet and prepared to give it to the driver as we came to a stop. He quickly gave me, what I thought were a few notes and I walked toward my flat. As I’m walking, I realize that the cabbie had given me 5 GEL note change from a 20, instead of 15 GEL. I should have checked before I got out of the car but I was in a hurry to get home. The feeling of anger overwhelmed me as I realized I had paid 15 GEL for a quick drive from the old city into Vake.

This wasn’t the first time I have been overcharged in Tbilisi while taking a cab but it’s definitely the most egregious.

As I rode the elevator up to my flat I began...

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Self-Driving Cars Could Net Billions

According to a new study by McKinsey & Company self-driving cars could generate billions of dollars a year in revenue from mobile web services and products.

Some of the revenue generating behavior includes -

  • Reducing car accidents by 90%, saving $200 billion a year
  • Shaving off 50 minutes a day in commuting time
  • $5.6 billion a year in digital revenue for each additional minute that vehicle occupants spend on the internet

Drivers will spend more free time in their cars on the internet and using premium in-car services as opposed to actually driving.

It has been estimated that upward to 10% of US jobs will be displaced by self-driving cars but with these revenue estimates we can imagine that new jobs and new industries will be created, employing displaced workers.

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Future Jobs: Automated Cab Fleet Manager

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In the future companies like Uber or Google may have fleets of self-driving cars, ferrying goods and people around cities. While the fleet and fleet management will be automated a manager will exist to solve problems caused by bugs and viruses in the system. This position will be part-time manager, part-time engineer.

The manager keeps an eye on all car systems, making sure vehicles are traveling at optimal speed, stopping for lights, avoiding accidents and dropping off passengers as timely as possible. He/she manages a dashboard of vehicles, performance, delivery times, issues and warnings.

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When problems arise, like an virus infected car which cause the doors to permanently lock, the fleet manager will dispense an engineer to open the vehicle.

Fleet managers will make sure their cars are in working order, fully charged and prepped for service. When diagnostics reveal an issue...

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