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.
US computer manufacturer Dell has announced that it is to cut 8,800 jobs worldwide, amounting to about 10% of its global workforce. In a statement, the company's Chief Executive, Michael Dell, said the redundancies would be across all regions and departments. In recent months Dell lost its place as number one seller of personal computers to Hewlett-Packard and its results have been poor.
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