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IN THE SPOTLIGHT 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. FULL ARTICLE |
LEAD STORIES Tesla has some big financial questions to answer. Here are five that will help gauge its prospects heading into a pivotal year. FULL ARTICLE |
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. FULL ARTICLE |
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INDUSTRY VOICES 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. FULL ARTICLE |
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2018 M&T CONFERENCE | Great Session Content The IndustryWeek Manufacturing & Technology Conference & Expo offers a variety of sessions in thematic tracks that allows you to meet your team's learning objectives and schedules. With tracks including Continuous Improvement Fundamentals, Advanced Continuous Improvement, Talent Management, Manufacturing Technology Strategies, Leadership, and MESA Smart Manufacturing, there is something to benefit your entire team. Act fast, as plant tours fill fast and our early bird rates end soon. Register early to select tours and workshops. |
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