Automation

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is participating in the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises' (SEV) "Skills4Jobs for Electrical Automation Engineers" program.

This is the first time the program is being held in Thrace, hosted at SEKAP's factory in Xanthi.

The government is taking another step in the fight against illegal "occupation" of beaches by sunbeds, umbrellas and chairs as the main part of the tourist season approaches.

Two-thirds of Euro/American jobs are set to change due to AI automation, and up to a quarter of all current work will be taken over by AIs

Research toward integrating robots into daily life is being developed by Greek labs and startups. Instead of static industrial robots, which have been operating for years in major industrial countries, research has shifted to so-called collaborative robots, which are mostly employed in services and operate alongside and with people.

Greece is grappling with workforce shortages in both manual and specialized sectors of the economy. Discussions and corresponding policies are focused on identifying additional workers to fill positions associated with investments and to sustain positive growth rates. However, a second challenge looms.

Artificial Intelligence is more likely to augment jobs than to destroy them, a U.N. study has indicated, at a time of growing anxiety over the potential impact of the technology.

The world's wealthiest nations must urgently prepare for the impact of an imminent "AI revolution" that will change jobs, create new ones and make others disappear, the OECD has said.

Police in the western port city of Patra have apprehended five suspects in connection with a series of attacks on bank branches, ATMs, and supermarkets during the early hours of Wednesday.

A 23-year-old man from Thessaloniki was convicted to 18 months in jail on Tuesday for stealing the credit card details of a lawyer to buy 10,250-euro-worth of goods from online shopping sites in 2020.

An ATM was stolen last night in the capital's Lyulin district, Nova TV reports. The payment device was pulled out and taken in an unknown direction around 5 a.m. The ATM was located in a 24-hour grocery store. There is no information yet on how much cash was in it. The perpetrators are currently being sought by the police