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February 8, 2018


IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Just How Shallow is the Artificial Intelligence Talent Pool?


Everyone agrees that the competition to hire people who know how to build artificial intelligence systems is intense. It’s turned once-staid academic conferences into frenzied meat markets for corporate recruiters and driven the salaries of the top researchers to seven figures. But how scarce AI talent really is has been something of an industry mystery. One company estimated that there were fewer than 10,000 people in the world with the expertise needed to create machine learning systems. Another company projects the figure at a far higher 200,000 to 300,000 people who were either AI researchers or industry practitioners.

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LEAD STORIES

Model 3 Updates Will Reveal If Tesla Is Strapped for Cash

Tesla has some big financial questions to answer. Here are five that will help gauge its prospects heading into a pivotal year.

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German Industrial Output Slips as Economy Wraps Bumper Year

Bolstered by strong domestic demand and surging trade worldwide, manufacturing has been driving Germany’s economic boom — and the upturn is set to continue in coming months after orders rose 3.8% in December.

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INDUSTRY VOICES

No Slavery on Our Factory Floor – How Human Trafficking Laws Can Still Shut You Down

Enforcement of trafficking in the supply chain is in high gear with U.S. Customs actively confiscating goods that enter ports under the suspicion that they were produced with any sort of modern slavery labor.

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SLIDESHOW

Manufacturing Performance Metrics from the IndustryWeek Best Plants

Curious how your manufacturing operations data stack up against top performers? We'll show you.

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POPULAR READS

Robots Rejected: Humans Still Build the Best New Car You Can Buy

At Honda and Toyota, humans remain an integral part of the automotive assembly process.

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