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Recently, many solar power and other renewable energy technologies were hosted in the Middle East. these powers were doubled in the last 10 years, and they might double again by 2024.

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In recent times, the Middle East has shown significant sacrifices in solar energy and other renewable energy technologies. The generation of electricity from renewable sources duplicated in the country from 2010 to 2020 and it foresees to duplicate aging by 2024.

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1- Almost 40% of Americans would prefer to try out orbiting the planet we live in in a spaceship in the near future. On the other hand, the majority of Americans would not even think about it

2- in the past few years, the Arabs have been buying and selling solar power and energy technology. Meanwhile, in the past decade, electricity may have been more common but in 2024 it is expected to be even more common than in the past

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Lately, the Middle East has poured resources into promoting solar energy and renewable power solutions. Electricity generation from such technologies has seen a 100% increase in just the last decade. Moreover, is expected to increase twofold again in the next 4 years.

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Lately, the Middle East has poured resources into promoting solar energy and renewable power solutions. Electricity generation from such technologies has seen a 100% increase in just the last decade. Moreover, is expected to increase twofold again in the next 4 years.

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In the previous years, the solar power and other renewable energy technologies are being invested by the Middle East regions. For example, Between period 2010 to 2022 renewable power of electricity is going to be four times energy in the region.

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Original: In recent years, the Middle East has been investing heavily in solar power and other renewable energy technologies. Electricity generation from renewables doubled in the region between 2010 and 2020, and it is anticipated to double again by 2024.

Paraphrased: Recently, solar power and clean energy systems have been the trend ongoing in the whole world. As the most concerned part being the Middle East, efforts have been made to diversify sources of energy, hence doubling the generated electricity from renewable energy from 2010 till 2020, with some expectation of another doubling in 2024.

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1.      In recent years, the Middle East has been investing heavily in solar power and other renewable energy technologies. Electricity generation from renewables doubled in the region between 2010 and 2020, and it is anticipated to double again by 2024.

paraphrased

Over the past few years, there has been a substantial increase in the Middle East's allegiance to solar power and other forms of renewable energy technologies. The creation of electricity from renewables in the area saw a twofold rise from 2010 to 2020, with expectations pointing to another doubling by 2024.

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2. Since the past few years, the Middle East has shown great interests in solar power and other renewable energy technologies. In the time span between 2010-2020 the electricity generation from renewable sources have doubled and it has been predicted to double again by 2024

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2. Since the past few years, the Middle East has shown great interests in solar power and other renewable energy technologies. In the time span between 2010-2020 the electricity generation from renewable sources have doubled and it has been predicted to double again by 2024

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In last few years Middle East has been pumping cash into sun energy innovations and other sustainable powers . Producing electricity increased twice last decade,and it is expected to duplicate once more in 2024

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In recent years, the Middle East has been investing heavily in solar power and other renewable energy technologies. Electricity generation from renewables doubled in the region between 2010 and 2020, and it is anticipated to double again by 2024

Paraphrase:

Due to huge investments made in the MENA region during the past decade throughout 2010 and 2020, the electricity produced through renewable means such as solar power and other technology has doubled. this number is expected to double again in the next few years

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Less than half of Americans say they would be interested in traveling around the globe in a spaceship in the near future, however, more than half of them will not be interested.

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The high percentage of Americans are not interested in discovering the Earth in a spaceship. However, nearby of half Americans may want to rotate the earth in spacecraft in the next few years.

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Less than half of American citizens state they would certainly or perhaps be interested in circling around the globe in a spaceship, while than half

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Around half of Americans, when asked, stated they would be interested in traveling outside the globe in a spaceship, whereas the rest said they were not as intrigued.

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Original: About four out of ten Americans say they would definitely or probably be interested in orbiting the Earth in a spacecraft in the future, while roughly six out of ten (58%) say they would not be interested in orbiting the Earth in a spacecraft in the future, while roughly six out of ten (58%) say they would not be interested.

Paraphrased: On the topic of cruising around the earth's orbit, preferences have differed, as more than half of the respondents declared their lack of interest on the matter. While the remaining have expressed their interest in going around the earth's orbit with a spacecraft.

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1-original: About four out of ten Americans say they would definitely or probably be interested in orbiting the Earth in a spacecraft in the future, while roughly six out of ten (58%) say they would not be interested.

paraphrased: 40% of the American population would love to go on a spin around the globe in a spaceship, but the majority of Americans are not interested.

2-original: In recent years, the Middle East has been investing heavily in solar power and other renewable energy technologies. Electricity generation from renewables doubled in the region between 2010 and 2020, and it is anticipated to double again by 2024.

There has been an increase in the investments made by Middle Eastern countries to generate sustainable energy recently. The total energy that was generated from renewable resource in those countries went up by 100% between 2010 and 2020 and it’s expected to quadruple (alt: it’s expected to happen again)by 2024.

3-original: Most animals are either highly social, or fiercely independent, coming together only to mate. Tasmanian devils are a rare exception falling somewhere in between, which makes their interactions particularly interesting to science.

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Adult workers sometimes criticize their managers.

Near half of Americans trying to be interested in spinning our planet in a spacecraft in the future, while the majority are saying they do not want to be interested.

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Original: Adolescent employees sometimes argue with their employers.

Paraphrase: Teenage workers occasionally engage in disagreements with their employers.

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1- Original Sentence: adolescent employees sometimes argue with their employers.

2- Paraphrases: young workers occasionally

disagree with their managers.

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Original: Adoscelent employees sometimes argue with their

paraphrased: Teen staff occasionally butt heads with their superiors.

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1. ORIGINAL:   Adolescent employees sometimes argue with their employers.

Parahrase:

2. Young workers disagree with their managers every once in a while.

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Original: Adolescent Employees sometimes argue with their employers

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From time to time, employers may argue with the young workforce.

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Most of the women who attended the conference work with their husband.

Paraphrased:

The majority of the female conference attendees have the same jobs as their spouses

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1. Young workers tend to disagree with their managers from time to time.

2. The majority of the ladies who participated in the conference work with their spouses.

3. Nearly half of the Americans certainly or are potentially enthusiastic in moving around the earth in a spaceship in the near future, whereas more than half of them (58%) are not interested to orbit the earth.

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1. ORIGINAL: Adolescent employees sometimes argue with their employers.

PARAPHRASE: Young workers quarrel with their managers at times.

2. ORIGINAL: Most of the women who attended the conference work with their husbands.

PARAPHRASE: Majority of the females that participated in the meeting do business with their spouse.

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1. Teenage workers disagree with their managers once in a while.

2. Majority of the ladies who took part in the function collaborate with their loved ones.

3. 40% of Americans state that they have definitive interests in circling around the globe on a space shuttle in the near- future, while a majority of the American people show no such interests.

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Original: Adolescent employees sometimes argue with their employers.

Paraphrase: sometimes young workers disagree with their managers.

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original: Adolescent employees sometimes argue with their employers

paraphrased: Once in a while, young workers have a disagreement with their managers.

original : about four out of ten americans blah blah blah

paraphrased:
Approximately 40% of Americans express potential interest in traveling around the Earth in a spacecraft in the future. On the other hand, around 58% of Americans indicate that they are not interested in such an experience.

original: In recent years, the Middle East has been investing heavily in solar power and other renewable energy technologies. Electricity generation from renewables doubled in the region between 2010 and 2020, and it is anticipated to double again by 2024.

paraphrased: in the middle east, the electricity generated from environmental resources has doubled in the last decade due to money being pumped into the industry, furthermore, it is expected to have another round in the next year.

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1. ORIGINAL:   Adolescent employees sometimes argue

with their employers.

2. PARAPHRASE:   Teen staff sometimes disagree

with their managers.

-paraphrase: More than half of the ladies who are engage in the meeting work with their consort.

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2) In recent times, the Middle East has made considerable investments in solar power and other sustainable energy technologies. Over the decade between 2010 and 2020, the region saw a twofold increase in electricity generation from renewable sources. According to projections, this growth will continue to accelerate, with electricity generation from renewables doubling once more by 2024.

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Review the above PPT on Strategies to great paraphrasing.

Then, post your paraphrase to these sentences.

1. ORIGINAL:   Adolescent employees sometimes argue with their employers.

1. Original Sentence:

About four out of ten Americans say they would definitely or probably be interested in orbiting the Earth in a spacecraft in the future, while roughly six out of ten (58%) say they would not be interested.

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Should employees have the choice to work from home? 

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Should employees have the choice to work from home? 

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2 arguments for:

-Improved focus

Unless you live in a noisy and crowded dorm, work from home means you have an entire room all to yourself. With no office distractions and interruptions from coworkers, you can focus better on your work and finish tasks much faster.

-Access to a wider talent pool

You can build your team or enhance your existing one without worrying about location. Some individuals may be highly qualified but hindered by limitations such as disabilities or geographical location. Through remote work, you can include them in your team without restrictions.

2 arguments against :

-Social isolation

With no face-to-face interactions, it’s easy to feel alienated from society. You lose your sense of belonging and feel as if you’re not part of the team. If unaddressed, this can affect the employee turnover rate negatively.

-Limited access to information

Among the greatest challenges that remote work poses is enabling access to information. In a work-from-home setting, you can’t simply walk to another person’s cubicle to ask for feedback or details on a current project.

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Working From Home Pros And Cons | How To Embrace WFH

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Know the pros & cons of working from home and Things to consider when you allow your employees work from home for the longer run.

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Is internet access a fundamental human right? 

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Is internet access a fundamental human right? 

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Team: Mohammed Alkhater, Aman, Ali Alsulaiti.

For arguments:

1: Technology and internet are getting more advanced by the day. And people should cope with them as fast as they advance.

2: Tech companies are starting to capitalize more on their products, excluding by that a huge slice of people that might need them but can't afford.

Against Arguments:

1: Might make individuals more self-centric, hence, making them isolated from society by spending most of their time on the internet.

2: While the internet grows, so does cyber crimes. As it makes it harder to be regulated/controlled by governments.

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October 14, 2023

Although access to the internet in Malawi is the cheapest in Africa, many still can't afford data plans. That's why the government is now rolling out a program to provide free internet in all public facilities.

Having access to the internet remains a luxury to many Africans

In Blantyre City, southern Malawi, the lack of universal internet access created long-standing issues that could be felt everywhere, including in schools: Accessing teaching and learning materials was a major struggle for learners at public schools.

But that is changing, as Malawian authorities decided to launch a free internet project three months ago, whereby public facilities like schools can now connect online for free, facilitating learning for students at no cost to them. Online access is no longer a luxury.

"In the past, it was hard because most of the time it was difficult to [access the] internet at this school," a student at the Chichiri secondary school told DW. "But right now, we can get information through [the] internet."

Another student said that having free internet has improved their understanding of lessons: "There are times [when] a teacher ... might not be able to explain something clear enough, and then we go on the internet and we search those things and get wider and clearer information on that topic."

Quality public service

At public health facilities like the Queen Elizabeth Central, a major referral hospital in Malawi, healthcare professionals are also grateful to finally have free internet access. They say that, for example, they can now seek clarity from medical specialists abroad on how to administer new drugs and vaccines.

Mercy Banda, a nurse and midwife at the hospital, has told DW that having access to the internet has

"It's free, and it is easy to contact specialists. In addition to that, we are also able to download medical journals for our own use," Banda said.

Malawian officials say that so far, at least 500 public facilities are taking part in the government initiative to connect schools, courts, police stations, prisons, hospitals, markets and other public facilities and institutions to the internet, typically using Wi-Fi.

The Digital Malawi Programme, which is being implemented in cooperation with the World Bank, is intended to propel digital transformation throughout the country, according to the government.

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Making data affordable

Ensuring users pay little or nothing for this new service is critical to its success.

About 75% of Malawians did not use the internet at the start of 2023, Malawi's 2023 digital report revealed, but the government hopes that this number will drastically reduce now and empower everyday people.

With hundreds of public facilities already connected to free internet access, the Malawian government wants to expand the program into its next phase and lobby for further reductions in data charges by mobile phone companies in the country.

Malawi is already part of the Diplomatic Data Corridors project with neighbors Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Namibia, which is aimed at making access to the internet cheaper for all. But still, many cannot afford to go online at all, even though Malawi is the most affordable African country for data, according to a report by Cable, a global broadband rating agency.

In 2023, it cost Malawians only $0.38 (€ 0.35) to secure 1GB of data. Similar deals are available in Nigeria and Ghana (for $0.40), but the average GDP per capita is more than three times that of Malawi in both nations.

Furthermore, many are also left behind due to a lack of access to hardware such as smartphones, laptops and computers. And there's no government initiative to remedy that.

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October 14, 2023

Although access to the internet in Malawi is the cheapest in Africa, many still can't afford data plans. That's why the government is now rolling out a program to provide free internet in all public facilities.

Having access to the internet remains a luxury to many Africans

In Blantyre City, southern Malawi, the lack of universal internet access created long-standing issues that could be felt everywhere, including in schools: Accessing teaching and learning materials was a major struggle for learners at public schools.

But that is changing, as Malawian authorities decided to launch a free internet project three months ago, whereby public facilities like schools can now connect online for free, facilitating learning for students at no cost to them. Online access is no longer a luxury.

"In the past, it was hard because most of the time it was difficult to [access the] internet at this school," a student at the Chichiri secondary school told DW. "But right now, we can get information through [the] internet."

Another student said that having free internet has improved their understanding of lessons: "There are times [when] a teacher ... might not be able to explain something clear enough, and then we go on the internet and we search those things and get wider and clearer information on that topic."

Quality public service

At public health facilities like the Queen Elizabeth Central, a major referral hospital in Malawi, healthcare professionals are also grateful to finally have free internet access. They say that, for example, they can now seek clarity from medical specialists abroad on how to administer new drugs and vaccines.

Mercy Banda, a nurse and midwife at the hospital, has told DW that having access to the internet has

"It's free, and it is easy to contact specialists. In addition to that, we are also able to download medical journals for our own use," Banda said.

Malawian officials say that so far, at least 500 public facilities are taking part in the government initiative to connect schools, courts, police stations, prisons, hospitals, markets and other public facilities and institutions to the internet, typically using Wi-Fi.

The Digital Malawi Programme, which is being implemented in cooperation with the World Bank, is intended to propel digital transformation throughout the country, according to the government.

Am I addicted to my phone?

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Making data affordable

Ensuring users pay little or nothing for this new service is critical to its success.

About 75% of Malawians did not use the internet at the start of 2023, Malawi's 2023 digital report revealed, but the government hopes that this number will drastically reduce now and empower everyday people.

With hundreds of public facilities already connected to free internet access, the Malawian government wants to expand the program into its next phase and lobby for further reductions in data charges by mobile phone companies in the country.

Malawi is already part of the Diplomatic Data Corridors project with neighbors Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Namibia, which is aimed at making access to the internet cheaper for all. But still, many cannot afford to go online at all, even though Malawi is the most affordable African country for data, according to a report by Cable, a global broadband rating agency.

In 2023, it cost Malawians only $0.38 (€ 0.35) to secure 1GB of data. Similar deals are available in Nigeria and Ghana (for $0.40), but the average GDP per capita is more than three times that of Malawi in both nations.

Furthermore, many are also left behind due to a lack of access to hardware such as smartphones, laptops and computers. And there's no government initiative to remedy that.

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Is internet access a fundamental human right? 

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arguments for :

1)Access to the internet is increasingly seen as a fundamental human right, as it enables communication, education, and access to information.

2)Internet access should be recognized as a human right because, in our digital age, there are many other human rights that can no longer be adequately realized without access to the internet, for example: for some people, especially in developing countries, access to the internet has facilitated access to health services, where otherwise there would be none at all.

website:

https://www.equaltimes.org/internet-access-a-new-human-right

arguments against :

1)Some critics argue that categorizing internet access as a fundamental human right could strain already limited resources, especially in developing nations. They contend that governments might struggle to provide internet access to all citizens when basic necessities like clean water, food, and healthcare are still unmet for many.

2) Recognizing internet access as a right may introduce complex legal and regulatory challenges. These include issues related to defining what constitutes adequate access, how to ensure it's provided equitably, and how to enforce such rights, particularly across international borders.

website:
https://ejlt.org/index.php/ejlt/article/view/123/268

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My sister is in middle school. She is in VIRTUAL middle school, spending almost all her time in her room physically and mentally connected to her computer for more than five hours a day, Monday to Friday. Two weeks ago, our family received a voucher in the mail giving us the chance to receive internet service for free until December 30th, 2020.

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Should businesses allow more work from home?

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Should businesses allow more work from home?

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Team:
Hamad, Faisal

Arguments for:
1. More work flexibility
2. Time saving

Argument against:
1. Plenty of distractions
2. Fewer interactions between employees

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Remote work isn't an entirely new concept. In recent years, it has become increasingly popular with the younger generation who prefer the freedom of freelance work over the stability of corporate jobs. However, recent events have abruptly thrown businesses across various industries into the setup-unprepared and ill-equipped for such a scenario.
If you're new to leading a remote team, you'll undoubtedly face new challenges. And with almost everyone else new to the work-from-home, it can be even more daunting. However, these teething pains don't necessarily mean that it can't be a feasible work format. With the right tools and strategies, WFH can actually be an effective work mode alternative that you can include in your long-term business plan.

Pros And Cons Of Working From Home

The pros of working from home

Some people have readily embraced the WFH setup for the convenience it offers. But aside from saving costs on transportation and being able to work without a dress code, it has plenty of other advantages. Among those are:

1. More work flexibility

WFH gives you more flexibility to make independent decisions and work with your own rhythm. This results in higher employee satisfaction and morale.

2. Improved focus

Unless you live in a noisy and crowded dorm, WFH means you have an entire room all to yourself. With no office distractions and interruptions from coworkers, you can focus better on your work and finish tasks much faster.

3. Better attendance and punctuality

No long commutes and no traffic jams mean fewer instances of tardiness and absenteeism. Even if you have errands to run or personal appointments to go to, you won't have to completely miss work to accomplish them.

4. Access to a wider talent pool

You can build your team or enhance your existing one without worrying about location. Some individuals may be highly qualified but hindered by limitations such as disabilities or geographical location. Through remote work, you can include them in your team without restrictions.

5. Better collaboration

A WFH setting removes geographical boundaries and enables you to work with partners across states and all over the world. With the right tools and communication plans, you and your team can collaborate in real-time despite being in different time zones.

The cons of working from home

While working from home has a lot of advantages, it has its downsides too.

1. Costly equipment

You must invest in the proper equipment for your team. Unlike in the traditional workplace where employees can share some equipment, you'd need to provide them for each of your staff.

2. Risk of lower productivity

With remote work, people either over perform or become complacent. If you find it hard to switch off from work mode at home, you can become too stressed and suffer from burnout. You can also become too relaxed in the comfort of your home that you lose motivation to work efficiently. Either way, it can have potential negative impacts on productivity.

3. Plenty of distractions

At home, the line between family and workbecomes blurred. There are no clear boundaries between personal time and work hours. You can easily get distracted by pets, kids, chores, television, and even neighborhood activity. Here are more work from home distractions and ways to avoid those to ensure WFH productivity.

4. Social isolation

With no face-to-face interactions, it's easy to feel alienated from society. You lose your sense of belonging and feel as if you're not part of the team. If unaddressed, this can affect the employee turnover rate negatively.

5. Limited access to information

Among the greatest challenges that remote work poses is enabling access to information. In a WFH setting, you can't simply walk to another person's cubicle to ask for feedback or details on a current project.

Turning a temporary setup into a long-term solution

Now that you've weighed the pros and cons of working from home, you can make more informed decisions on whether to offer it as an alternative to your employees or not in the longer run. If you decide to do so, here are some points you need to consider:

1. Develop a digital work culture

It's important to establish a company culture in a traditional workplace. Similarly, you must also develop a digital work culture for WFH setups. Although physically distant, ensure that everyone adopts the company vision and has a sense of belonging. It's also essential to set clear boundaries and establish a structure for work.

2. Focus on employee experience

The abrupt shift to remote work can lead to anxiety. Employees may struggle with the new workflow, which can affect their performance. Make the transition smoother by providing them with the necessary tools and offering encouragement. Acknowledge individuality but maintain a standardized way of working to develop consistency.

3. Enhance communication and collaboration

Stay connected through daily check-ins, weekly meetings, or monthly socials. Maintain constant communication to monitor the team's progress and each individual's well-being. It is ideal to use a digital work platform that provides unified communication and contextual collaboration to do so.

4. Provide technology support to remote employees

Equip your team with the tools they would need to do their job. Leverage cloud technology to give them easy access to information. Use mobile apps for maintaining communication and providing feedback to team members.

5. Ensure productivity using digital tools

Use tools such as time trackers and task management applications to ensure productivity. A unified platform such as the Digital Workplace creates a single space where your employees can easily access all the data, systems, and tools that they need. It can enable effective collaboration, coordination, and project management.

Transforming your business for the future

Remote work may come with many challenges, but you can overcome these by learning new skills and imbibing a digital culture. With the right tools and proper mindset, you can unlock new possibilities and transform your business for the future.

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Working From Home Pros And Cons | How To Embrace WFH

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Know the pros & cons of working from home and Things to consider when you allow your employees work from home for the longer run.

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is internet access a fundamental human right? 

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is internet access a fundamental human right? 

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arguments for :

1)Access to the internet is increasingly seen as a fundamental human right, as it enables communication, education, and access to information.

2)Internet access should be recognized as a human right because, in our digital age, there are many other human rights that can no longer be adequately realized without access to the internet, for example: for some people, especially in developing countries, access to the internet has facilitated access to health services, where otherwise there would be none at all.

website:

https://www.equaltimes.org/internet-access-a-new-human-right

arguments against :

1)Some critics argue that categorizing internet access as a fundamental human right could strain already limited resources, especially in developing nations. They contend that governments might struggle to provide internet access to all citizens when basic necessities like clean water, food, and healthcare are still unmet for many.

2) Recognizing internet access as a right may introduce complex legal and regulatory challenges. These include issues related to defining what constitutes adequate access, how to ensure it's provided equitably, and how to enforce such rights, particularly across international borders.

website:
https://ejlt.org/index.php/ejlt/article/view/123/268

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My sister is in middle school. She is in VIRTUAL middle school, spending almost all her time in her room physically and mentally connected to her computer for more than five hours a day, Monday to Friday. Two weeks ago, our family received a voucher in the mail giving us the chance to receive internet service for free until December 30th, 2020.

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Should employees have the choice to remote working? 

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Should employees have the choice to remote working? 

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Team:

Faisal, Hamad

Arguments for:

1. More work flexibility.

remote workers cannot just work at their home. They can also work at coffee shops, beaches or from other countries.

2. Time saving.

Arguments against:

1. Distractions at home.

There are many distractions at home that can detract from an employee's focus on their work. Some of these factors include screaming children, noise from passing traffic, ringing doorbells, dogs barking and household chores. If employees continue to work from home, it's important that they have a dedicated workspace.

2.Less interactions between employees

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Nearly every facet of life transitioned to an online format in 2020. But the biggest change was shifting from office work to remote work.

Teleworking is not a new idea. In the past, it was a luxury afforded to a lucky few. But its widespread adoption due to the pandemic became a benefit of the modern job. Many companies already had long-term goals to set up remote work environments, but the pandemic accelerated the process.

As the COVID-19 crisis begins to wane and vaccinations become more widespread, many people want to continue working remotely, at least on a part-time basis.

There are both advantages and disadvantages to remote work. Here are some things for businesses to keep in mind as the world emerges from lockdowns and into a new working environment.

Advantages of remote work

Some organizations settled into a work-from-home routine quickly. For others, it took time as they set up systems to enable remote work. Once organizations worked out the kinks, they found this new way of working had some benefits.

1. Better work-life balance

A frequent complaint in today's world is the difficulty of striking a good work-life balance. Working eight or more hours a day leaves little time for family -- especially when commutes and sleep are factored in. Working from home eliminates lengthy commutes, enabling more time with loved ones. And on days when employees aren't required to attend video meetings, they can dress any way they choose -- including pajamas. This greater sense of comfort and better work-life balance lead to less stress.

2. Higher productivity

Remote workers reported stable or increased productivity while working remotely compared to in an office, according to a Great Place to Work report. During 2020, the steepest productivity improvements came in April and May, during the height of the pandemic. Much of this was due to the elimination of daily commutes and lengthy in-person meetings.

3. Timeliness

When working from home, many of the factors that cause tardiness are reduced or removed. Eliminated factors include oversleeping, being stuck in traffic and waiting in a long line at the drive-through to get morning coffee. Being able to roll out of bed and start working is a huge time saver.

4. Reduced absenteeism and decreased turnover

Allowing remote work can help businesses retain employees and prevent absenteeism. When remote workers don't feel micromanaged and believe their employer trusts them, they are more likely to develop positive feelings toward organization leadership. In turn, workers will be less tempted to look elsewhere for employment, promoting a sense of loyalty and dedication. Even if workers aren't looking for new jobs, they might be less inclined to call out of work at random.

5. Cost savings

Remote teams enable businesses to rent smaller office spaces -- or even move to a remote, cloud-based operation completely. This saves organizations money on rent, utilities and other office supplies.

6. Flexibility

Remote work means employees can work from anywhere -- not just their home. Coffee shops, beaches and other countries are now options. If asynchronous work is appropriate, organizations can even extend operations beyond a typical 9 to 5 workday. Flexible working hours can be a godsend to employees who are night owls, or to those who have small children. This freedom is invaluable for companies looking to stretch their working hours with a limited staff. It is also an attractive benefit that enables employers to draw from a deeper candidate pool in the hiring process.

7. Incentive to improve workplace technology

Organizations scrambled to put the right tools in place to enable remote work when the pandemic began. Many companies were using outdated tools, forcing them to upgrade their systems. At the time, some businesses were already experimenting with telework and were better able to meet this challenge. But even they had difficulty scaling from a handful of employees with remote work privileges to an entire workforce.

Companies needed businesses messengers, video conferencing platforms, timekeeping software, task management systems and cloud services to replace legacy systems and physical office processes. Then they needed VPNs and other cybersecurity tools to secure these systems. In the end, this technology investment helped organizations join the modern business world and put them on more equal footing.

Disadvantages of remote work

While remote work has its advantages, it also has its disadvantages. Here are some things to consider before making it a permanent part of the work environment.

8. Distractions at home

There are many distractions at home that can detract from an employee's focus on their work. Some of these factors include screaming children, noise from passing traffic, ringing doorbells, dogs barking and household chores. If employees continue to work from home, it's important that they have a dedicated workspace, access to childcare and a schedule.

9. Isolation

Remote work -- especially for those who live alone -- can lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation. Even if an employee has their own office in a physical office building, they see others in the hallway, elevator and parking lot throughout the day. They also interact with people at gas stations, coffee shops and restaurants during their commute to work and their lunch. Workers may only exchange pleasantries, but it is in-person social interaction. Employees who work from home miss out on these conversations.

10. Loss of work-life balance

Though a better work-life balance is sometimes an advantage, many teleworkers find the opposite to be true. Some employees find that work bleeds over into their home life more and more. It can start as something simple, such as responding to an email after clocking out for the day. But if workers aren't careful, that can turn into multiple emails or putting in extra work after hours. For some, this turns an eight-hour day into a 10-hour day or more. The line between work life and home life becomes blurred when the workplace is inside the home, which can lead to burnout and lower morale.

11. Increased need for meetings

Once a company's employees are spread far and wide, leadership will want to keep tabs on them to some extent. In a remote work world, this means managers can no longer walk across the office to check in on their employees. Instead, they need to schedule virtual meetings to discuss routine project management tasks. While digital meetings can be less disruptive than in-person meetings, they are rarely the highlight of the workday. And having too many meetings often causes frustration among employees.
Read more here about the top business use cases for video meetings.
12. Cybersecurity concerns

Security is always at the top of a business's list of priorities. But it becomes critical when an organization must accommodate remote working arrangements. A company's potential security loopholes increase when factoring in antivirus software, firewalls and VPN configurations for employees' home internet connections. Further complicating matters is when employees decide to work from a coffee shop or other location with public Wi-Fi, and when they bring personal devices onto a business network. Before the idea of remote work is even mentioned, businesses must be sure they can meet or exceed security expectations to minimize a cybersecurity disaster.

Here are some tips IT employees can use to support remote workers.
Learn more about how cybersecurity is a concern for remote workers, and get some tips for securing remote work.
13. Difficulty maintaining confidentiality

Organizations also must contend with the possibility of confidentiality breaches. This could include someone overhearing a confidential discussion or seeing sensitive documents on an employee's computer. Businesses must stress the importance of maintaining confidentiality, and consider limiting work in public spaces.

14. Unstable/inconsistent internet access

No one's internet connection is completely stable at every possible second. Electricity and internet outages aside, connections can vary in speed and reliability over the course of a day. For people in crowded areas where many others also work from home -- such as apartment complexes and densely packed cities -- slow speeds, buffering, and poor audio and video connections are common.

The problem is compounded by disparities in high-quality internet access throughout the country. Reliable internet service is still a commodity in rural areas. And home broadband access is generally less prevalent in Black and Hispanic residences compared to white residences, according to a PEW Research Center survey. Households reporting lower levels of education and income are also similarly restricted in terms of quality internet access.

15. Inconvenient for new hires

Starting a new job is stressful for most people, even under the best of circumstances. But new hires to an organization might feel overwhelmed if they are going from a traditional office to one primary based at home. Not only do they have to learn how to perform in their new role, but they must also learn to navigate new technology. As a result, managers may spend more time coaching a new remote employee.

Transitioning back to the office

After weighing the pros and cons of remote work, many businesses may want employees to return to the office. This could be full time or using a hybrid approach. Some employees may welcome this, and others may balk at the idea. It is up to the employer to make that transition as easy and painless for workers as possible. Here are some ways to ease the transition back to the office.

Communicate openly and transparently. Don't bury the plans to move everyone back to the office at the bottom of the weekly company memo. Businesses need to tell employees as soon as they've decided to return to the office. Be sure employees are aware of the anticipated timeframe and kept informed as milestones are reached.

Explain why the move is necessary. Employees don't need to know every detail about the transition plan, but they will appreciate honesty about why their employer wants them to go back into the office. They will also be more inclined to see the business's perspective if they see hard data to support this decision.

Make employees aware of in-office changes. Organizations should be sure employees understand what is expected of them before returning to the office. This includes things such as continued enforcement of social distancing or allowing people to continue to work from home one or more days a week.

Allow employees to offer input. Many organizations took employees' advice into account when entering lockdown. Workers told employers what tools would help them do their jobs more efficiently from a remote location. Likewise, businesses should hear employees out on what would help ease the transition back to the office.

Have patience. Businesses should give employees time to adjust to working in the office again. This can be done by easing them back into regular office work while still working from home part time. Also, ask for employee feedback on easing any anxieties or uncertainties during the transition. And make sure employees know what resources the company has to offer, such as on-site daycare facilities.

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1_ Flexibility Due to being able to manage work life and family life
2_ reduce commuting time reduces stress as worker doesn't have to be on time. Reduce fuel costs and time stuck on traffic.

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As the world is going through a big crisis, everyone had to make several adjustments to cope with it, one being organizations switching to the work from home culture and coming to terms with both the benefits and disadvantages of working from home.

Since this switch, employees have been raving about how it's so great to be able to work remotely, independently, and on their own schedules, among all the other benefits of working from home . However, when we try to take a look at the bigger picture, there are still quite a few disadvantages of working from home. Everything in the world has its share of pros and cons. The work from home option is no different.

That being said, let us take a look at a few of the disadvantages of working from home, and decide for ourselves whether remote work is a boon or a bane.

The Top 7 Disadvantages of Working from Home

1. Lack of community and teamwork

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, said,

"Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Society is something that precedes the individual."

So, it is evident that man cannot live alone, or for that matter, work alone efficiently and effectively. While some employees are quite excited about the idea of working alone, without the distractions of the workplace, some might find it difficult to spend long hours and collaborate with only a computer screen and no face to face interaction and communication with team members . Though there are various platforms like Zoom, Skype, etc., where employees can connect through video calls and conferences , it might not be as efficient as sitting together and brainstorming ideas to work effectively.

2. Lack of Motivation

Motivation drives people to power on and achieve their goals. It can be very easy to lose motivation , very quickly, when one is put in the wrong place and time. It further risks achieving the desired business outcomes.

Working at an office with fellow employees with a common goal and purpose, or having a pep talk with a senior at work, can be great sources of external motivation. Whereas, working from home lacks that kind of environment. Lack of motivation can make an employee's life difficult, and one might have a hard time continuing work. Though self-motivation works to a certain extent, it is not always enough to keep a man going. That's where the use of external motivation comes into play

3. Unmonitored performance and those frequent breaks

Working independently can be a tough job. The role requires employees to keep a check on their performance at work themselves. Self-regulation is a tough job, and work rests on the discretion of the employees. Employees might often tend to laze around and take frequent breaks, resulting in longer break time and less work time, when the breaks and work go unmonitored. Whereas, in the workplace, one is always reminded to be on the right track and perform efficiently and effectively, which is not always possible with remote work.

The following view is found on a thread on Reddit .

"It becomes hard to monitor how they work, or their deliverables. The degree of procrastination is something that can spiral out of control. Depending on the type of role you hire for; it is important to know how you are going to monitor their status."

4. Lack of Office Equipment and Security Concerns

Remote workers have loved the change from working at a cluttered office space to their own home office, which is quiet and comfortable. But, as everything has two sides to it, a home office too, has its drawbacks.

Setting up a home office with a high-end laptop/desktop, a high-speed internet connection, and other equipment, like printers/fax machines can be pretty costly, which is not very convenient for everyone. Furthermore, working over the internet might be a problem to access sensitive company documents, which otherwise are easily accessible in the workplace. Moreover, sharing those documents might raise security issues, for which, again, various steps need to be taken, such as the use of Virtual Private Networks or secure cloud access.

5. Distractions and lack of a good working environment

Remote work brings along with it the benefit of a good work-life balance. Employees feel that working from home avails them more time to be for their family and other life events. But there is more to the picture.
A survey released by Glassdoor , where nearly 1,000 American employees were asked about their top concerns when working from home between March 11 and March 13, 2020, reported that, roughly 32% of employees say watching TV is a top distraction when working remotely, followed by 27% who say child care is a huge distraction.
Employees need to focus and concentrate while working, to produce expected results. It proves to be highly difficult with the distractions of family wanting attention or other household noises. Not every household can provide good working conditions as an office space does.

6. Burnout

Flexible working hours is one of the benefits of remote work, and it lets employees structure their days according to their convenience. But, this can turn into a disadvantage for some employees, as some may forget to clock out and might forget to differentiate between work-life and home-life, which might lead to working longer than one should, which might further lead to burn-out and added stress. Whereas, working in an office helps to draw the line between professional and private life.

7. Risk to productivity

It is claimed that working remotely increases productivity. But, with all the tempting distractions of mid-day naps, the web-series that was left on a cliffhanger, spending time with family, etc. makes it difficult to concentrate and be interested in work for long. Furthermore, working remotely can make one feel isolated and not motivated enough to work productively. So, it can be said that all of the various disadvantages discussed above can lead to loss in productivity when working from home.

So, Is working from home a boon or a bane?

In my opinion, grass is always greener on the other side. No system in this world is perfect. Everything has its own benefits and drawbacks, and we have to make the best out of everything. Some employees are comfortable working from home, and some are waiting to go back to their workplace, sit on their beloved office chair and meet their co-workers.

The disadvantages that have been pointed out, are reasons why some organisations are still not on-board with the idea of remote work, and the concern is real. But, there are various ways of employee engagement , which can help organisations get past these disadvantages.

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2 arguments for:
- It is integral for the modern day individual, so it has become the primary well of knowledge for the common man. In turn it has become congruent for the individual's right to knowledge and education.
- To allow people worldwide that need help from the international community to actually seek that help and be able to better their lives in any way if immediate resources aren't available
2 arguments against:
- Propaganda. Universal rightful access to the internet may allow fringe political groups to manipulate, misguide and sell twisted ideologies in support of a corrupted cause. e.g. The Israeli news sources and extremist individuals utilizing propaganda to misguide and misrepresent the ongoing occupation in their favor online.
- anyone and everyone can begin to scam people online as they do not need to invest into internet coverage and a subscription, if its an enforced right for them to have internet.

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Advantages from working at home:
1. flexibility - Due to being able to manage both work life and family life.
2. reduces communing time- reduces stress as worker doesn't have to be on time. reduces fuel costs and time stuck on traffic.

disadvantages of working from home:
1. lack of community and teamwork.
2. unproductive workplace- due to no supervision.

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Is Internet Access a Fundemental Human Right?

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Is Internet Access a Fundemental Human Right?

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2 arguments for:
- It is integral for the modern day individual, so it has become the primary well of knowledge for the common man. In turn it has become congruent for the individual's right to knowledge and education.
- To allow people worldwide that need help from the international community to actually seek that help and be able to better their lives in any way if immediate resources aren't available
2 arguments against:
- Propaganda. Universal rightful access to the internet may allow fringe political groups to manipulate, misguide and sell twisted ideologies in support of a corrupted cause. e.g. The Israeli news sources and extremist individuals utilizing propaganda to misguide and misrepresent the ongoing occupation in their favor online.
- anyone and everyone can begin to scam people online as they do not need to invest into internet coverage and a subscription, if its an enforced right for them to have internet.

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Is Internet Access a Fundemental Human Right?

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Is Internet Access a Fundemental Human Right?

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Noor Tardi, Ahmad Muttaqien

2 arguments for:
- It is integral for the modern day individual, so it has become the primary well of knowledge for the common man. In turn it has become necessary for the individual's right to knowledge and education.

- To allow people worldwide that need help from the international community to actually seek that help and be able to better their lives in any way if immediate resources aren't available

2 arguments against:
- Propaganda. Universal rightful access to the internet may allow fringe political groups to manipulate, misguide and sell twisted ideologies in support of a corrupted cause. e.g. The Israeli news sources and extremist individuals utilizing propaganda to misguide and misrepresent the ongoing occupation in their favor online.

- anyone and everyone can begin to scam people online as they do not need to invest into internet coverage and a subscription, if its an enforced right for them to have internet. In general to also communicate with the world and/or people you know.

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At the end of 1948, when the memory of the Second World War was still fresh in people's minds, the General Assembly of the recently created United Nations (UN) adopted a text that would become a benchmark, a point of reference and an ideal: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The text enshrined 30 universal and inalienable rights and freedoms, including the right to life, equality, private property and freedom of expression. They are rights, as the UN itself defines them, that "we have simply because we exist as human beings - they are not granted by any state".

Although the Declaration has not been amended since then, other rights have gained 'human right' status in recent years, such as the right to water, recognised by the UN in 2010, and the right to a healthy environment, in 2021.

Now, pressure is rising for the recognition of a new right, unimagined a few decades ago: the right to internet access. "Internet access should be recognised as a human right because, in our digital age, there are many other human rights that can no longer be adequately realised without access to the internet," Merten Reglitz, lecturer in Global Ethics at the University of Birmingham and author of a paper on the subject, tells Equal Times.

The academic gives the example of access to health cover in developing countries as one of the rights that can now be accessed thanks to technology. "For some people, especially in developing countries, access to the internet has facilitated access to health services, where otherwise there would be none at all," says Reglitz. The pandemic, he continues, has shown that this right is also fundamental in wealthier countries. "Even in the most developed countries, during the lockdowns, without access to the internet, we were not really able to exercise many of our freedoms, such as freedom of expression, freedom of association or the right to information."

Reglitz is not alone in thinking that access to the internet should be guaranteed. Among them is the father of the World Wide Web himself, Tim Berners-Lee, who argued his case at a debate in the European Parliament in October 2020.

"As bad as it [the pandemic] has been, imagine a crisis like this but without the web. With access to the web, employees can work from home and keep economies afloat; governments and others are able to disseminate vital health information; families can keep in touch; students, if they are lucky, are able to keep their education intact and their dreams alive by learning online. In this crisis, for those who have it, the web is not a luxury, it's a lifeline," he insisted.

The idea also has its detractors. For them, internet access does not meet the minimum standards to be deemed a human right, as it cannot be considered inherent to being human. "We have to put it into context. Internet or digital connectivity cannot be considered inherent to the human race. The basic rights and services that people should be afforded are more important than the internet," says Neth Daño, Asia director of the ETC action group on erosion, technology and concentration.

The danger, says Daño, is that focusing on technology - from which it is hard to dissociate large and powerful lobbies - could hinder the achievement of other, more basic rights.

"Can Indigenous peoples in remote areas, who don't even have access to electricity, prioritise internet access over health, education, food and even energy?" asks Daño.

If it is recognised as a human right, governments may be faced with the dilemma of having to ensure access to it before they have been able to cover life's most basic needs," argues Daño. "Governments cannot put the internet before electricity, food or education," she continues.

Others see access to the internet as an ancillary right that can facilitate the realisation of basic rights but should not be given the status of a 'human right' in itself. "It should not be considered a human right as such. From a potential point of view, it is true that basic rights and the internet are connected. Those who don't have the internet will enjoy less protection of certain rights," says Mark Coeckelbergh, professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna and researcher on the philosophy of media and technology.

"That is why I think it is important for it to be recognised as a right within our legal framework, so that access is ensured. But I don't think it will ever carry the force that human rights have," he continues. The United Nations itself endorsed this view in a non-binding resolution, passed in 2016, that recognised the importance of the internet for rights such as freedom of expression, education and freedom of conscience, and called for a "human rights-based approach when providing and expanding access to the internet".

A story of rapid growth and imbalances

Shortly after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed, another revolutionary idea began to take shape. By the 1950s, computers had become increasingly common tools in universities and defence centres, but they were still heavy, static machines, and academics had to go to research centres to use them.

Various thinkers then began to envisage the possibility of linking these devices together in a network to increase their capabilities. It was the United States Department of Defense that first saw the potential of creating a large computer network and approved the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) project, which created a first prototype in the late 1960s.

The impact this prototype was to have is well known. Today, the internet reaches a large part of the globe and by 1995 it had become the fastest growing communication medium in history. Technology firms now rank among the world's largest companies, with Amazon and Apple now up there with big investment banks and oil companies.

And yet, many are still not familiar with the web. Although the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation around the world, 2.9 billion people, or 37 per cent of the global population, have never used the internet, according to a recent UN report. And many, even if they had access, would not be able to use it, as Daño explains. "Even if there is an internet connection, even if satellites make it possible to reach remote areas, it is of no use if you don't have the devices, such as mobile phones or computers. And it's useless if you don't have the knowledge to use it. A lot of people don't know how to use them," she points out.

Daño also warns of the risk of further widening existing inequalities. "These technologies are only going to increase the gap between those who have access and those who don't. And, above all, between those who control them and those who use them," she explains.

This is particularly manifest in the data processing industry, which is already creating inequalities in sensitive sectors such as agriculture and imposing digital colonialism on the Global South, according to a report by the Transnational Institute. "Keeping control of the data is a way to allow local European companies to grow at the cost of an increasingly subjugated Global South, which will sell commodities in exchange for consuming everyday technologies, with ever weaker terms of trade," warns the report.

This gap in the ownership of technology, which is largely in the hands of multinationals and governments, also means that the internet can be used as a powerful tool for social and political control, as seen with the increasingly common use of internet blackouts as a form of repression, not only by authoritarian governments but also within democracies, as witnessed in Indian-administered Kashmir.

For Reglitz, however, such phenomena are comparable to other 'negative externalities' that industries generate in the exercise of their activities, such as environmental externalities, and which can be regulated to minimise their impact. "Social media companies are an incredibly complex phenomenon, because they are private businesses operating in the digital sphere," he says. "Governments have an obligation to create a legal framework whereby companies have to integrate human rights into their business operations," he continues.

History provides us with similar examples. "When radio was developed, the German communists wanted to use it to educate workers. But the Nazis came along and made use of it," he recalls. So, any form of technology, argues Reglitz, is a "double-edged sword" that can be used for good or for bad ends. "But that is not an argument against the right to access[...]. Recognising this right is not going to further such problems. It would, in fact, become a critical tool for establishing what is and isn't wrong," he concludes.

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Should scientists help people live longer lives?

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Arguments for :
1-       Extend the life of people of knowledge

2-       Gives the chance to see the future

3-       It is a way to earn money

Arguments Against :
1-       It can be highly expensive

2-       What if someone like Hitler got access to it ?

3-       Don’t have the resources for such amount of humans
4- all of it can disappear in a single car accident

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Advantages of working at home:

1. flexibility- Due to being able to manage both work life and family life

2. reduces commuting time- reduces stress as worker doesn't have to be on time. reduces fuel costs  and time stuck on traffic.

Disadvantages of working from home:

1. lack of community and teamwork.

2. unproductive workplace- due to no supervision

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Should scientists help people live longer ?
Basically, there are few arguments for and few against which are
Arguments for :
1-     Extends the life of people of knowledge

2-     Gives the chance to see the future

3-     It is a way to earn money

Arguments Against :
1-       It can be highly expensive

2-       Dont want it in the hands of bad guys

3-       Don’t have the resources for such amount of humans
4- it can all disappear with a single car accident

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For:

1-Prolonged lives offer people more time to do what they like with his beloveds and close people and enjoy life as much as possible

2-Research in longevity can drive innovations in medicine and healthcare, leading to a healthier, longer-lived workforce that can contribute to the economy for an extended period. This not only improves individual well-being but also advances society's overall progress.

Against:

1-Extending human life can lead to overpopulation, which, in turn, exacerbates resource scarcity and environmental challenges, while also straining social systems and limiting opportunities for younger generations.

2-Longer lives may result in increased healthcare expenses and could divert resources from improving the overall quality of life, particularly in the later years.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12337460/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4328740/

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Step 1: Watch the Video on your topic
Step 2: Take notes
Step 3: research the topic on the internet, find websites
Step 4: on Padlet, write:
- 2 arguments for
- 2 arguments against
Step 5: post your arguments to our class Padlet: Practice Writing
Step 6: add a website- find one website to post on padlet

Good luck!

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Effects of technology on the workforce/employees

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How would the development in technology truly effect the human workforce? technological advancements since the industrial revolution has opened many job opportunities. However as much as technological developments have created new jobs, the current workforce now fear the risk of their jobs being taken over by robots. There are some effects both positive and negative as to how  technology can affect workforce which include the lack of job opportunities, efficiency rates and the automation of tasks.

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What happens if robots come into our daily routine work? These days the world of jobs has many changes because of using technology in doing daily tasks. However, technology can have so many benefits for all job fields and contrary also has some disadvantages. The most important positive effects of technology on the job environments are More work with less energy, easier communication, and more profit for companies.

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Noone can deny that technology is one of the most brilliant inventions of our time and how it affected our lives, especially the employees. Many agree because it makes work smoother by making communication easier, more efficient and reduces error rate in work. On the other hand, some of the employees disagree because technology can replace workers with robots and machines. Therefore, there are many positive and negative effects of technology on workers, but perhaps the most common are easier communication, more efficiency and less job opportunities.

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Did technology invaded our world
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recently technology is invaded our world super fast. There are daily a many workers they get fired from their jobs. Although technology cannot develop itself and does not have the ability to think out of the box. On other hand the technology is saving humans ? there are many tiring and dangerous jobs.

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What do you think about the main positive effects of technology on the employees? The base technology is evolving day after day. These days we can see that technology is taking the place of employees. And technology can give more work than the employees because technology can't be as tired as the employees. There are three main positive effects of technology on employees, such as; More work with less energy, the communication between the employees and the manager will be easier, and the error rate will decrease.

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Introduction:

The world is undeniably progressing at a supersonic rate, and technology is as well. As technology advances, it affects everyone's lives, including workers. Technology can't be left behind, especially in work, but how is it affecting the workers? To answer that, there are three major effects of technology on workers, which are easier communication, automation and work efficiency.

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Advantages

1-Artificial intelligence can dramatically improve the efficiencies of our workplaces and can augment the work humans can do.

2-With better monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, artificial intelligence can dramatically influence healthcare. By improving the operations of healthcare facilities and medical organisations, AI can reduce operating costs and save money.

Disadvantages

1-Humans cannot develop artificial intelligence because it is a technology based on pre-loaded facts and experience. AI is proficient at repeatedly carrying out the same task, but if we want any adjustments or improvements, we must manually alter the codes. AI cannot be accessed and utilized akin to human intelligence, but it can store infinite data.

2-Since early childhood, we have been taught that neither computers nor other machines have feelings. Humans function as a team, and team management is essential for achieving goals.

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As with most changes in life, there will be positive and negative impacts on society as artificial intelligence continues to transform the world we live in. How that will balance out is anyone's guess and up for much debate and for many people to contemplate. As an optimist at heart, I believe the changes will mostly be good but could be challenging for some. Here are some of the challenges that might be faced (and we should be thinking about how to address them now) as well as several of the positive impacts artificial intelligence will have on society.

Challenges to be faced
Artificial intelligence will definitely cause our workforce to evolve. The alarmist headlines emphasise the loss of jobs to machines, but the real challenge is for humans to find their passion with new responsibilities that require their uniquely human abilities. According to PwC, 7 million existing jobs will be replaced by AI in the UK from 2017-2037, but 7.2 million jobs could be created. This uncertainty and the changes to how some will make a living could be challenging.

The transformative impact of artificial intelligence on our society will have far-reaching economic, legal, political and regulatory implications that we need to be discussing and preparing for. Determining who is at fault if an autonomous vehicle hurts a pedestrian or how to manage a global autonomous arms race are just a couple of examples of the challenges to be faced.

Will machines become super-intelligent and will humans eventually lose control? While there is debate around how likely this scenario will be we do know that there are always unforeseen consequences when new technology is introduced. Those unintended outcomes of artificial intelligence will likely challenge us all.

Another issue is ensuring that AI doesn't become so proficient at doing the job it was designed to do that it crosses over ethical or legal boundaries. While the original intent and goal of the AI is to benefit humanity, if it chooses to go about achieving the desired goal in a destructive (yet efficient way) it would negatively impact society. The AI algorithms must be built to align with the overarching goals of humans.

Artificial intelligence algorithms are powered by data. As more and more data is collected about every single minute of every person's day, our privacy gets compromised. If businesses and governments decide to make decisions based on the intelligence they gather about you like China is doing with its social credit system, it could devolve into social oppression.
Positive Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Society
Artificial intelligence can dramatically improve the efficiencies of our workplaces and can augment the work humans can do. When AI takes over repetitive or dangerous tasks, it frees up the human workforce to do work they are better equipped for-tasks that involve creativity and empathy among others. If people are doing work that is more engaging for them, it could increase happiness and job satisfaction.

With better monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, artificial intelligence can dramatically influence healthcare. By improving the operations of healthcare facilities and medical organisations, AI can reduce operating costs and save money. One estimate from McKinsey predicts big data could save medicine and pharma up to $100B annually. The true impact will be in the care of patients. Potential for personalised treatment plans and drug protocols as well as giving providers better access to information across medical facilities to help inform patient care will be life-changing.

Our society will gain countless hours of productivity with just the introduction of autonomous transportation and AI influencing our traffic congestion issues not to mention the other ways it will improve on-the-job productivity. Freed up from stressful commutes, humans will be able to spend their time in a variety of other ways.

The way we uncover criminal activity and solve crimes will be enhanced with artificial intelligence. Facial recognition technology is becoming just as common as fingerprints. The use of AI in the justice system also presents many opportunities to figure out how to effectively use the technology without crossing an individual's privacy.

Unless you choose to live remotely and never plan to interact with the modern world, your life will be significantly impacted by artificial intelligence. While there will be many learning experiences and challenges to be faced as the technology rolls out into new applications, the expectation will be that artificial intelligence will generally have a more positive than negative impact on society.

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advantages of Artificial intelligence :

1-      Reduction in Human Error

Artificial Intelligence can significantly reduce errors and increase accuracy and precision.

2-     24x7 Availability

AI can work endlessly without breaks. They think much faster than humans and perform multiple tasks at a time with accurate results.

3-·      Faster Decision-making

AI can help organizations make faster and more informed decisions. This can be particularly valuable in high-stakes environments, where decisions must be made quickly and accurately to prevent costly errors or save lives.

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With all the hype around Artificial Intelligence - robots, self-driving cars, etc. - it can be easy to assume that AI doesn't impact our everyday lives. In reality, most of us encounter Artificial Intelligence in some way or the other almost every single day. From the moment you wake up to check your smartphone to watching another Netflix recommended movie, AI has quickly made its way into our everyday lives. According to a study by Statista, the global AI market is set to grow up to 54 percent every single year. But what exactly is AI? Will it really serve good to mankind in the future? Well, there are tons of advantages and disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence which we'll discuss in this article. But before we jump into the pros and cons of AI, let us take a quick glance over what is AI.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Before we jump on to the advantages and disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence, let us understand what is AI in the first place. From a birds eye view, AI provides a computer program the ability to think and learn on its own. It is a simulation of human intelligence (hence, artificial) into machines to do things that we would normally rely on humans. This technological marvel extends beyond mere automation, incorporating a broad spectrum of AI skills - abilities that enable machines to understand, reason, learn, and interact in a human-like manner. There are three main types of AI based on its capabilities - weak AI, strong AI, and super AI.

Weak AI - Focuses on one task and cannot perform beyond its limitations (common in our daily lives)

Strong AI - Can understand and learn any intellectual task that a human being can (researchers are striving to reach strong AI)

Super AI - Surpasses human intelligence and can perform any task better than a human (still a concept)

Here's a quick video to help you understand what artificial intelligence is and understand its advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence

An artificial intelligence program is a program that is capable of learning and thinking. It is possible to consider anything to be artificial intelligence if it consists of a program performing a task that we would normally assume a human would perform.

While artificial intelligence has many benefits, there are also drawbacks. The benefits of AI include efficiency through task automation, data analysis for informed decisions, assistance in medical diagnosis, and the advancement of autonomous vehicles. The drawbacks of AI include job displacement, ethical concerns about bias and privacy, security risks from hacking, a lack of human-like creativity and empathy.

Let's begin with the advantages of artificial intelligence.

Advantages of Artificial Intelligence

1. Reduction in Human Error

One of the biggest benefits of Artificial Intelligence is that it can significantly reduce errors and increase accuracy and precision. The decisions taken by AI in every step is decided by information previously gathered and a certain set of algorithms. When programmed properly, these errors can be reduced to null.

Example:

An example of the reduction in human error through AI is the use of robotic surgery systems, which can perform complex procedures with precision and accuracy, reducing the risk of human error and improving patient safety in healthcare.

2. Zero Risks

Another big benefit of AI is that humans can overcome many risks by letting AI robots do them for us. Whether it be defusing a bomb, going to space, exploring the deepest parts of oceans, machines with metal bodies are resistant in nature and can survive unfriendly atmospheres. Moreover, they can provide accurate work with greater responsibility and not wear out easily.

Example:

One example of zero risks is a fully automated production line in a manufacturing facility. Robots perform all tasks, eliminating the risk of human error and injury in hazardous environments.

3. 24x7 Availability

There are many studies that show humans are productive only about 3 to 4 hours in a day. Humans also need breaks and time offs to balance their work life and personal life. But AI can work endlessly without breaks. They think much faster than humans and perform multiple tasks at a time with accurate results. They can even handle tedious repetitive jobs easily with the help of AI algorithms.

Example:

An example of this is online customer support chatbots, which can provide instant assistance to customers anytime, anywhere. Using AI and natural language processing, chatbots can answer common questions, resolve issues, and escalate complex problems to human agents, ensuring seamless customer service around the clock.

4. Digital Assistance

Some of the most technologically advanced companies engage with users using digital assistants, which eliminates the need for human personnel. Many websites utilize digital assistants to deliver user-requested content. We can discuss our search with them in conversation. Some chatbots are built in a way that makes it difficult to tell whether we are conversing with a human or a chatbot.

Example:

We all know that businesses have a customer service crew that must address the doubts and concerns of the patrons. Businesses can create a chatbot or voice bot that can answer all of their clients' questions using AI.

Related Reading: Top Digital Marketing Trends

5. New Inventions

In practically every field, AI is the driving force behind numerous innovations that will aid humans in resolving the majority of challenging issues.

For instance, recent advances in AI-based technologies have allowed doctors to detect breast cancer in a woman at an earlier stage.

Example:

Another example of new inventions is self-driving cars, which use a combination of cameras, sensors, and AI algorithms to navigate roads and traffic without human intervention. Self-driving cars have the potential to improve road safety, reduce traffic congestion, and increase accessibility for people with disabilities or limited mobility. They are being developed by various companies, including Tesla, Google, and Uber, and are expected to revolutionize transportation.

6. Unbiased Decisions

Human beings are driven by emotions, whether we like it or not. AI on the other hand, is devoid of emotions and highly practical and rational in its approach. A huge advantage of Artificial Intelligence is that it doesn't have any biased views, which ensures more accurate decision-making.

Example:

An example of this is AI-powered recruitment systems that screen job applicants based on skills and qualifications rather than demographics. This helps eliminate bias in the hiring process, leading to an inclusive and more diverse workforce.

7. Perform Repetitive Jobs

We will be doing a lot of repetitive tasks as part of our daily work, such as checking documents for flaws and mailing thank-you notes, among other things. We may use artificial intelligence to efficiently automate these menial chores and even eliminate "boring" tasks for people, allowing them to focus on being more creative.

Example:

An example of this is using robots in manufacturing assembly lines, which can handle repetitive tasks such as welding, painting, and packaging with high accuracy and speed, reducing costs and improving efficiency.

8. Daily Applications

Today, our everyday lives are entirely dependent on mobile devices and the internet. We utilize a variety of apps, including Google Maps, Alexa, Siri, Cortana on Windows, OK Google, taking selfies, making calls, responding to emails, etc. With the use of various AI-based techniques, we can also anticipate today's weather and the days ahead.

Example:

About 20 years ago, you must have asked someone who had already been there for instructions when you were planning a trip. All you need to do now is ask Google where Bangalore is. The best route between you and Bangalore will be displayed, along with Bangalore's location, on a Google map.

9. AI in Risky Situations

One of the main benefits of artificial intelligence is this. By creating an AI robot that can perform perilous tasks on our behalf, we can get beyond many of the dangerous restrictions that humans face. It can be utilized effectively in any type of natural or man-made calamity, whether it be going to Mars, defusing a bomb, exploring the deepest regions of the oceans, or mining for coal and oil.

Example:

For instance, the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power facility in Ukraine. As any person who came close to the core would have perished in a matter of minutes, at the time, there were no AI-powered robots that could assist us in reducing the effects of radiation by controlling the fire in its early phases.

10. Medical Applications

AI has also made significant contributions to the field of medicine, with applications ranging from diagnosis and treatment to drug discovery and clinical trials. AI-powered tools can help doctors and researchers analyze patient data, identify potential health risks, and develop personalized treatment plans. This can lead to better health outcomes for patients and help accelerate the development of new medical treatments and technologies.

Let us now look at what are the main disadvantages that Artificial intelligence holds.

Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence

1. High Costs

The ability to create a machine that can simulate human intelligence is no small feat. It requires plenty of time and resources and can cost a huge deal of money. AI also needs to operate on the latest hardware and software to stay updated and meet the latest requirements, thus making it quite costly.

2. No Creativity

A big disadvantage of AI is that it cannot learn to think outside the box. AI is capable of learning over time with pre-fed data and past experiences, but cannot be creative in its approach. A classic example is the bot Quill who can write Forbes earning reports. These reports only contain data and facts already provided to the bot. Although it is impressive that a bot can write an article on its own, it lacks the human touch present in other Forbes articles.

3. Unemployment

One application of artificial intelligence is a robot, which is displacing occupations and increasing unemployment (in a few cases). Therefore, some claim that there is always a chance of unemployment as a result of chatbots and robots replacing humans.

For instance, robots are frequently utilized to replace human resources in manufacturing businesses in some more technologically advanced nations like Japan. This is not always the case, though, as it creates additional opportunities for humans to work while also replacing humans in order to increase efficiency.

4. Make Humans Lazy

AI applications automate the majority of tedious and repetitive tasks. Since we do not have to memorize things or solve puzzles to get the job done, we tend to use our brains less and less. This addiction to AI can cause problems to future generations.

5. No Ethics

Ethics and morality are important human features that can be difficult to incorporate into an AI. The rapid progress of AI has raised a number of concerns that one day, AI will grow uncontrollably, and eventually wipe out humanity. This moment is referred to as the AI singularity.

6. Emotionless

Since early childhood, we have been taught that neither computers nor other machines have feelings. Humans function as a team, and team management is essential for achieving goals. However, there is no denying that robots are superior to humans when functioning effectively, but it is also true that human connections, which form the basis of teams, cannot be replaced by computers.

7. No Improvement

Humans cannot develop artificial intelligence because it is a technology based on pre-loaded facts and experience. AI is proficient at repeatedly carrying out the same task, but if we want any adjustments or improvements, we must manually alter the codes. AI cannot be accessed and utilized akin to human intelligence, but it can store infinite data.

Machines can only complete tasks they have been developed or programmed for. If they are asked to complete anything else, they frequently fail or provide useless results, which can have significant negative effects. Thus, we are unable to make anything conventional.

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Upto 14 CEU Credits Caltech CTME Circle Membership

Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence - The Bottom Line

Now that you know both the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence, one thing is for sure has massive potential for creating a better world to live in. The most important role for humans will be to ensure that the rise of the AI doesn't get out of hand. Although there are both debatable pros and cons of artificial intelligence , its impact on the global industry is undeniable. It continues to grow every single day driving sustainability for businesses. This certainly calls for the need of AI literacy and upskilling to prosper in many new age jobs. Simplilearn's Caltech Post Graduate Program in AI & ML will help you fast track your career in AI and prepare you for one of the world's most exciting jobs. This program covers both AI basics and advanced topics such as deep learning networks, NLP, and reinforcement learning. Get started with this course today and build your dream career in AI.

FAQs

1. What are the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

Increased Efficiency: AI can automate repetitive tasks, improving efficiency and productivity in various industries.

Data Analysis and Insights: AI algorithms can analyze large data quickly, providing valuable insights for decision-making.

24/7 Availability: AI-powered systems can operate continuously, offering round-the-clock services and support.

Improved Accuracy: AI can perform tasks with high precision, reducing errors and improving overall accuracy.

Personalization: AI enables personalized experiences and recommendations based on individual preferences and behavior.

Safety and Risk Reduction: AI can be used for tasks that are hazardous to humans, reducing risks and ensuring safety.

2. What are the disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

Job Displacement: AI automation may lead to job losses in certain industries, affecting the job market and workforce.

Ethical Concerns: AI raises ethical issues, including data privacy, algorithm bias, and potential misuse of AI technologies.

Lack of Creativity and Empathy: AI lacks human qualities like creativity and empathy, limiting its ability to understand emotions or produce original ideas.

Cost and Complexity: Developing and implementing AI systems can be expensive, require specialized knowledge and resources.

Reliability and Trust: AI systems may not always be fully reliable, leading to distrust in their decision-making capabilities.

Dependency on Technology: Over-reliance on AI can make humans dependent on technology and reduce critical thinking skills.

3. How can businesses benefit from adopting AI?

Businesses can benefit from adopting AI in various ways, such as:

Streamlining operations and reducing operational costs.

Enhancing customer experiences through personalized services and support.

Optimizing supply chain management and inventory control.

Predictive analytics for better decision-making and market insights.

Improve product and service offerings based on customer feedback and data analysis.

4. What are some AI applications in everyday life?

AI applications in everyday life include:

Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, which help with voice commands and information retrieval.

Social media algorithms that curate personalized content for users.

Recommendation systems on streaming platforms, suggesting movies and shows based on viewing history.

Financial institutions use fraud detection systems to identify suspicious transactions.

AI-powered healthcare diagnostics for disease detection and treatment planning.

5. What are the advantages of AI in education?

Personalized learning: AI has the capability to analyze individual student data, enabling the provision of personalized learning experiences that cater to each student's needs and preferred learning styles. As a result, students can progress at their own pace and receive the necessary assistance for their academic success.

Improved engagement and motivation: AI can create more interactive and engaging learning experiences that can help students stay focused in their learning.

Enhanced assessment and feedback: AI can provide more accurate and timely assessment and feedback to help students track their progress and identify areas where they need additional support.

Increased access to education: AI can help to increase access to education by providing more personalized and affordable learning opportunities.

Improved teacher training: AI can help to improve teacher training by providing teachers with data and insights that can help them better understand their students and their needs.

6. How does Artificial Intelligence reduce costs?

AI can reduce costs by automating repetitive tasks, increasing efficiency, and minimizing errors. This leads to improved productivity and resource allocation, ultimately resulting in cost savings.

7. Can AI replace human intelligence and creativity?

While AI can perform specific tasks with remarkable precision, it cannot fully replicate human intelligence and creativity. AI lacks consciousness and emotions, limiting its ability to understand complex human experiences and produce truly creative works.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Before we jump on to the advantages and disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence, let us understand what is AI in the first place. From a birds eye view, AI provides a computer program the ability to think and learn on its own. It is a simulation of human intelligence (hence, artificial) into machines to do things that we would normally rely on humans. This technological marvel extends beyond mere automation, incorporating a broad spectrum of AI skills - abilities that enable machines to understand, reason, learn, and interact in a human-like manner. There are three main types of AI based on its capabilities - weak AI, strong AI, and super AI.

Weak AI - Focuses on one task and cannot perform beyond its limitations (common in our daily lives)

Strong AI - Can understand and learn any intellectual task that a human being can (researchers are striving to reach strong AI)

Super AI - Surpasses human intelligence and can perform any task better than a human (still a concept)

Here's a quick video to help you understand what artificial intelligence is and understand its advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence

An artificial intelligence program is a program that is capable of learning and thinking. It is possible to consider anything to be artificial intelligence if it consists of a program performing a task that we would normally assume a human would perform.

While artificial intelligence has many benefits, there are also drawbacks. The benefits of AI include efficiency through task automation, data analysis for informed decisions, assistance in medical diagnosis, and the advancement of autonomous vehicles. The drawbacks of AI include job displacement, ethical concerns about bias and privacy, security risks from hacking, a lack of human-like creativity and empathy.

Let's begin with the advantages of artificial intelligence.

Advantages of Artificial Intelligence

1. Reduction in Human Error

One of the biggest benefits of Artificial Intelligence is that it can significantly reduce errors and increase accuracy and precision. The decisions taken by AI in every step is decided by information previously gathered and a certain set of algorithms. When programmed properly, these errors can be reduced to null.

Example:

An example of the reduction in human error through AI is the use of robotic surgery systems, which can perform complex procedures with precision and accuracy, reducing the risk of human error and improving patient safety in healthcare.

2. Zero Risks

Another big benefit of AI is that humans can overcome many risks by letting AI robots do them for us. Whether it be defusing a bomb, going to space, exploring the deepest parts of oceans, machines with metal bodies are resistant in nature and can survive unfriendly atmospheres. Moreover, they can provide accurate work with greater responsibility and not wear out easily.

Example:

One example of zero risks is a fully automated production line in a manufacturing facility. Robots perform all tasks, eliminating the risk of human error and injury in hazardous environments.

3. 24x7 Availability

There are many studies that show humans are productive only about 3 to 4 hours in a day. Humans also need breaks and time offs to balance their work life and personal life. But AI can work endlessly without breaks. They think much faster than humans and perform multiple tasks at a time with accurate results. They can even handle tedious repetitive jobs easily with the help of AI algorithms.

Example:

An example of this is online customer support chatbots, which can provide instant assistance to customers anytime, anywhere. Using AI and natural language processing, chatbots can answer common questions, resolve issues, and escalate complex problems to human agents, ensuring seamless customer service around the clock.

4. Digital Assistance

Some of the most technologically advanced companies engage with users using digital assistants, which eliminates the need for human personnel. Many websites utilize digital assistants to deliver user-requested content. We can discuss our search with them in conversation. Some chatbots are built in a way that makes it difficult to tell whether we are conversing with a human or a chatbot.

Example:

We all know that businesses have a customer service crew that must address the doubts and concerns of the patrons. Businesses can create a chatbot or voice bot that can answer all of their clients' questions using AI.

Related Reading: Top Digital Marketing Trends

5. New Inventions

In practically every field, AI is the driving force behind numerous innovations that will aid humans in resolving the majority of challenging issues.

For instance, recent advances in AI-based technologies have allowed doctors to detect breast cancer in a woman at an earlier stage.

Example:

Another example of new inventions is self-driving cars, which use a combination of cameras, sensors, and AI algorithms to navigate roads and traffic without human intervention. Self-driving cars have the potential to improve road safety, reduce traffic congestion, and increase accessibility for people with disabilities or limited mobility. They are being developed by various companies, including Tesla, Google, and Uber, and are expected to revolutionize transportation.

6. Unbiased Decisions

Human beings are driven by emotions, whether we like it or not. AI on the other hand, is devoid of emotions and highly practical and rational in its approach. A huge advantage of Artificial Intelligence is that it doesn't have any biased views, which ensures more accurate decision-making.

Example:

An example of this is AI-powered recruitment systems that screen job applicants based on skills and qualifications rather than demographics. This helps eliminate bias in the hiring process, leading to an inclusive and more diverse workforce.

7. Perform Repetitive Jobs

We will be doing a lot of repetitive tasks as part of our daily work, such as checking documents for flaws and mailing thank-you notes, among other things. We may use artificial intelligence to efficiently automate these menial chores and even eliminate "boring" tasks for people, allowing them to focus on being more creative.

Example:

An example of this is using robots in manufacturing assembly lines, which can handle repetitive tasks such as welding, painting, and packaging with high accuracy and speed, reducing costs and improving efficiency.

8. Daily Applications

Today, our everyday lives are entirely dependent on mobile devices and the internet. We utilize a variety of apps, including Google Maps, Alexa, Siri, Cortana on Windows, OK Google, taking selfies, making calls, responding to emails, etc. With the use of various AI-based techniques, we can also anticipate today's weather and the days ahead.

Example:

About 20 years ago, you must have asked someone who had already been there for instructions when you were planning a trip. All you need to do now is ask Google where Bangalore is. The best route between you and Bangalore will be displayed, along with Bangalore's location, on a Google map.

9. AI in Risky Situations

One of the main benefits of artificial intelligence is this. By creating an AI robot that can perform perilous tasks on our behalf, we can get beyond many of the dangerous restrictions that humans face. It can be utilized effectively in any type of natural or man-made calamity, whether it be going to Mars, defusing a bomb, exploring the deepest regions of the oceans, or mining for coal and oil.

Example:

For instance, the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power facility in Ukraine. As any person who came close to the core would have perished in a matter of minutes, at the time, there were no AI-powered robots that could assist us in reducing the effects of radiation by controlling the fire in its early phases.

10. Medical Applications

AI has also made significant contributions to the field of medicine, with applications ranging from diagnosis and treatment to drug discovery and clinical trials. AI-powered tools can help doctors and researchers analyze patient data, identify potential health risks, and develop personalized treatment plans. This can lead to better health outcomes for patients and help accelerate the development of new medical treatments and technologies.

Let us now look at what are the main disadvantages that Artificial intelligence holds.

Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence

1. High Costs

The ability to create a machine that can simulate human intelligence is no small feat. It requires plenty of time and resources and can cost a huge deal of money. AI also needs to operate on the latest hardware and software to stay updated and meet the latest requirements, thus making it quite costly.

2. No Creativity

A big disadvantage of AI is that it cannot learn to think outside the box. AI is capable of learning over time with pre-fed data and past experiences, but cannot be creative in its approach. A classic example is the bot Quill who can write Forbes earning reports. These reports only contain data and facts already provided to the bot. Although it is impressive that a bot can write an article on its own, it lacks the human touch present in other Forbes articles.

3. Unemployment

One application of artificial intelligence is a robot, which is displacing occupations and increasing unemployment (in a few cases). Therefore, some claim that there is always a chance of unemployment as a result of chatbots and robots replacing humans.

For instance, robots are frequently utilized to replace human resources in manufacturing businesses in some more technologically advanced nations like Japan. This is not always the case, though, as it creates additional opportunities for humans to work while also replacing humans in order to increase efficiency.

4. Make Humans Lazy

AI applications automate the majority of tedious and repetitive tasks. Since we do not have to memorize things or solve puzzles to get the job done, we tend to use our brains less and less. This addiction to AI can cause problems to future generations.

5. No Ethics

Ethics and morality are important human features that can be difficult to incorporate into an AI. The rapid progress of AI has raised a number of concerns that one day, AI will grow uncontrollably, and eventually wipe out humanity. This moment is referred to as the AI singularity.

6. Emotionless

Since early childhood, we have been taught that neither computers nor other machines have feelings. Humans function as a team, and team management is essential for achieving goals. However, there is no denying that robots are superior to humans when functioning effectively, but it is also true that human connections, which form the basis of teams, cannot be replaced by computers.

7. No Improvement

Humans cannot develop artificial intelligence because it is a technology based on pre-loaded facts and experience. AI is proficient at repeatedly carrying out the same task, but if we want any adjustments or improvements, we must manually alter the codes. AI cannot be accessed and utilized akin to human intelligence, but it can store infinite data.

Machines can only complete tasks they have been developed or programmed for. If they are asked to complete anything else, they frequently fail or provide useless results, which can have significant negative effects. Thus, we are unable to make anything conventional.

Choose the Right Program

Supercharge your career in AI and ML with Simplilearn's comprehensive courses. Gain the skills and knowledge to transform industries and unleash your true potential. Enroll now and unlock limitless possibilities!

Program Name
AI Engineer Post Graduate Program In Artificial Intelligence Post Graduate Program In Artificial Intelligence

Skills You Will Learn

10+ skills including data structure, data manipulation, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Tableau and more.

16+ skills including
chatbots, NLP, Python, Keras and more.

8+ skills including
Supervised & Unsupervised Learning
Deep Learning
Data Visualization, and more.

Additional Benefits

- Get access to exclusive Hackathons, Masterclasses and Ask-Me-Anything sessions by IBM
- Applied learning via 3 Capstone and 12 Industry-relevant Projects

Purdue Alumni Association Membership Free IIMJobs Pro-Membership of 6 months Resume Building Assistance

Upto 14 CEU Credits Caltech CTME Circle Membership

Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence - The Bottom Line

Now that you know both the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence, one thing is for sure has massive potential for creating a better world to live in. The most important role for humans will be to ensure that the rise of the AI doesn't get out of hand. Although there are both debatable pros and cons of artificial intelligence , its impact on the global industry is undeniable. It continues to grow every single day driving sustainability for businesses. This certainly calls for the need of AI literacy and upskilling to prosper in many new age jobs. Simplilearn's Caltech Post Graduate Program in AI & ML will help you fast track your career in AI and prepare you for one of the world's most exciting jobs. This program covers both AI basics and advanced topics such as deep learning networks, NLP, and reinforcement learning. Get started with this course today and build your dream career in AI.

FAQs

1. What are the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

Increased Efficiency: AI can automate repetitive tasks, improving efficiency and productivity in various industries.

Data Analysis and Insights: AI algorithms can analyze large data quickly, providing valuable insights for decision-making.

24/7 Availability: AI-powered systems can operate continuously, offering round-the-clock services and support.

Improved Accuracy: AI can perform tasks with high precision, reducing errors and improving overall accuracy.

Personalization: AI enables personalized experiences and recommendations based on individual preferences and behavior.

Safety and Risk Reduction: AI can be used for tasks that are hazardous to humans, reducing risks and ensuring safety.

2. What are the disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

Job Displacement: AI automation may lead to job losses in certain industries, affecting the job market and workforce.

Ethical Concerns: AI raises ethical issues, including data privacy, algorithm bias, and potential misuse of AI technologies.

Lack of Creativity and Empathy: AI lacks human qualities like creativity and empathy, limiting its ability to understand emotions or produce original ideas.

Cost and Complexity: Developing and implementing AI systems can be expensive, require specialized knowledge and resources.

Reliability and Trust: AI systems may not always be fully reliable, leading to distrust in their decision-making capabilities.

Dependency on Technology: Over-reliance on AI can make humans dependent on technology and reduce critical thinking skills.

3. How can businesses benefit from adopting AI?

Businesses can benefit from adopting AI in various ways, such as:

Streamlining operations and reducing operational costs.

Enhancing customer experiences through personalized services and support.

Optimizing supply chain management and inventory control.

Predictive analytics for better decision-making and market insights.

Improve product and service offerings based on customer feedback and data analysis.

4. What are some AI applications in everyday life?

AI applications in everyday life include:

Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, which help with voice commands and information retrieval.

Social media algorithms that curate personalized content for users.

Recommendation systems on streaming platforms, suggesting movies and shows based on viewing history.

Financial institutions use fraud detection systems to identify suspicious transactions.

AI-powered healthcare diagnostics for disease detection and treatment planning.

5. What are the advantages of AI in education?

Personalized learning: AI has the capability to analyze individual student data, enabling the provision of personalized learning experiences that cater to each student's needs and preferred learning styles. As a result, students can progress at their own pace and receive the necessary assistance for their academic success.

Improved engagement and motivation: AI can create more interactive and engaging learning experiences that can help students stay focused in their learning.

Enhanced assessment and feedback: AI can provide more accurate and timely assessment and feedback to help students track their progress and identify areas where they need additional support.

Increased access to education: AI can help to increase access to education by providing more personalized and affordable learning opportunities.

Improved teacher training: AI can help to improve teacher training by providing teachers with data and insights that can help them better understand their students and their needs.

6. How does Artificial Intelligence reduce costs?

AI can reduce costs by automating repetitive tasks, increasing efficiency, and minimizing errors. This leads to improved productivity and resource allocation, ultimately resulting in cost savings.

7. Can AI replace human intelligence and creativity?

While AI can perform specific tasks with remarkable precision, it cannot fully replicate human intelligence and creativity. AI lacks consciousness and emotions, limiting its ability to understand complex human experiences and produce truly creative works.

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1-Replacing jobs, such as Cashiers, drivers,  Factory workers, and some office jobs that collects and analyze data.

2-The lack of morality in AI, robot soldiers might kill anything in sight.

3-Misusing AI, such as in cheating/plagiarising assignments, creating fake videos/photos.

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We've all seen the headlines about AI, both the good and bad. Regardless of what you think of the risks of using AI, no one can dispute that it's here to stay. Businesses of all sizes have found great benefits from utilizing AI, and consumers across the globe use it in their daily lives.

But even people who are excited about AI can ask the question: what, exactly, are the advantages and disadvantages of using it?

In this article, we'll discuss the major benefits and drawbacks of adopting AI, both in everyday life and in business. We'll also talk through some use cases for AI, to give you an idea of how AI can help in your life.

In this article we'll cover:

1. What is artificial intelligence?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of AI?

1. Advantages

2. Disadvantages

3. Use cases for AI

4. Implementing AI

What is artificial intelligence?

Artificial Intelligence is a branch of computer science dedicated to creating computers and programs that can replicate human thinking. Some AI programs can learn from their past by analyzing complex sets of data and improve their performance without the help of humans to refine their programming.

As AI has boomed in recent years, it's become commonplace in both business and everyday life. People use AI every day to make their lives easier - interacting with AI-powered virtual assistants or programs. Companies use AI to streamline their production processes, project gains and losses, and predict when maintenance will have to occur.

Learn more about artificial intelligence.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of AI?

There are always pros and cons to any technological advancement. There is a ton of debate about the benefits and risks of AI at every level. But beyond the headlines that either peddle hype or fear, what does AI do?

The advantages range from streamlining, saving time, eliminating biases, and automating repetitive tasks, just to name a few. The disadvantages are things like costly implementation, potential human job loss, and lack of emotion and creativity. So where do we net out?

Advantages of AI

Everyone knows that AI gives businesses an edge. The Appen State of AI Report for 2021 says that all businesses have a critical need to adopt AI and ML in their models or risk being left behind. Companies increasingly utilize AI to streamline their internal processes (as well as some customer-facing processes and applications). Implementing AI can help your business achieve its results faster and with more precision.

Eliminates human error and risk

The first major advantage of implementing AI is that it decreases human error, as well as risk to humans.

"To err is human..." - Alexander Pope, Enlightenment poet.

Everyone makes mistakes on occasion. That's not always a bad thing, but when it comes to producing consistent results, it certainly can be. Using AI to complete tasks, particularly repetitive ones, can prevent human error from tainting an otherwise perfectly useful product or service.

Similarly, using AI to complete particularly difficult or dangerous tasks can help prevent the risk of injury or harm to humans. An example of AI taking risks in place of humans would be robots being used in areas with high radiation. Humans can get seriously sick or die from radiation, but the robots would be unaffected. And if a fatal error were to occur, the robot could be built again.

24/7 availability

AI programs are available at all times, whereas humans work 8 hours a day. Machines can work all through the day and night, and AI-powered chatbots can provide customer service even during off-hours. This can help companies to produce more and provide a better customer experience than humans could provide alone.

Unbiased decision making

Humans disagree and allow their biases to leak through in their decisions all the time. All humans have biases, and even if we try and solve for them, they sometimes manage to sneak through the cracks.

On the other hand, provided the AI algorithm has been trained using unbiased datasets and tested for programming bias, the program will be able to make decisions without the influence of bias. That can help provide more equity in things like selecting job applications, approving loans, or credit applications.

Though if the AI was created using biased datasets or training data it can make biased decisions that aren't caught because people assume the decisions are unbiased. That's why quality checks are essential on the training data, as well as the results that a specific AI program produces to ensure that bias issues aren't overlooked.

Repetitive jobs

Even the most interesting job in the world has its share of mundane or repetitive work. This could be things like entering and analyzing data, generating reports, verifying information, and the like. Using an AI program can save humans from the boredom of repetitive tasks, and save their energy for work that requires more creative energy.

Cost reduction

As we addressed above, AI can work around the clock, creating more value in the same day as a human worker. And since AI can help to take over manual and tedious tasks, it frees up workers for higher-skilled tasks. That, ultimately, creates more value for the end-user or consumer.

Data acquisition and analysis

When it comes to processing data, the scale of data generated far exceeds the human capacity to understand and analyze it. AI algorithms can help process higher volumes of complex data, making it usable for analysis.

Disadvantages of artificial intelligence

With all the advantages listed above, it can seem like a no-brainer to adopt AI for your business immediately. But it's also prudent to carefully consider the potential disadvantages of making such a drastic change. Adopting AI has a myriad of benefits, but the disadvantages include things like the cost of implementation and degradation over time.

Costly implementation

The biggest and most obvious drawback of implementing AI is that its development can be extremely costly. Depending on what exactly you need AI to do, the cost changes. One estimate says that the cost for a fully implemented AI solution for most businesses ranged from $20,000 to well in the millions.

The cost balances out later on down the line once the AI is fully implemented and can help streamline the workflow. But the up-front cost can be intimidating, if not prohibitive.

Lack of emotion and creativity

The next disadvantage of AI is that it lacks the human ability to use emotion and creativity in decisions.

The lack of creativity means AI can't create new solutions to problems or excel in any overly artistic field. One scientific paper posited that at the present stage of AI development, it can be programmed to create "novel" ideas, but not original ones. This paper posits that until AI can create original and unexpected ideas, it won't overtake humans in the ability to be creative, which means it will be hindered in its decision-making. If a company is looking for a new or creative solution to a problem, humans are better capable of providing that solution.

When making sensitive decisions, humans inherently consider the emotional ramifications. AI doesn't have that ability, making only the most optimal decision based on the parameters with which it has been provided, regardless of the emotional impact. Even AI that has been programmed to read and understand human emotion falls short.

In this study, the AI more often assigned negative emotions to people of races other than white. This would mean that an AI tasked with making decisions based on this data would give racially biased results that further increase inequality.

Compassion and kindness are both inherently human traits, but cannot be programmed into even the best AI.

Degradation

This may not be as obvious of a downside as the ones cited above. But machines generally degrade over time. For example, if AI is installed into a machine on an assembly line, eventually the parts of the machine will start to wear. And unless the AI has a self-repairing function, it will eventually break.

Likewise, the AI itself can become outdated if not trained to learn and regularly evaluated by human data scientists. The model and training data used to create the AI will eventually be old and outdated, meaning that the AI trained will also be unless retrained or programmed to learn and improve on its own.

No improvement with experience

Similarly to the point above, AI can't naturally learn from its own experience and mistakes. Humans do this by nature, trying not to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. However, creating an AI that can learn on its own is both extremely difficult and quite expensive. There are AIs that can learn, of course. Perhaps the most notable example of this would be the program AlphaGo, developed by Google, which taught itself to play Go and within three days started inventing new strategies that humans hadn't yet thought of.

But without the programming to learn on its own, AI will need human intervention to help it improve over time.

Reduced jobs for humans

This is yet another disadvantage many people know immediately, thanks to many headlines over the years. As AI becomes more commonplace at companies, it may decrease available jobs, since AI can easily handle repetitive tasks that were previously done by workers.

Now, many reports show that AI will likely create just as many new jobs as it makes obsolete, if not more. But then you run into the problem of having to train humans on these new jobs, or leaving workers behind with the surge in technology.

Ethical problems

The rapid creation and implementation of AI led to a myriad of ethical questions about its use and continued growth. One of the most common ethical problems people cite is concerns around consumer data privacy. The persistence of data poses many problems for the informed consent of the humans to whom the data belongs. Not to mention, since AI is good at recognizing patterns, it can gather data on people even without direct access to personal information. So the question is: how do we protect consumer privacy with the rapid evolution of AI?

Other ethical problems range from the unemployment question, to legal responsibility, and more. Learn more about the ethics of using AI in this article.

Use cases for AI

There are dozens of possible examples of AI in business. We talked above about the uses of AI in helping to automate repetitive tasks, freeing up human workers for more complex tasks. Some other use cases include:

Early diagnosis of diseases in healthcare using AI that analyzes patterns and data to predict when/how a patient is likely to develop a specific disease.

Virtual assistant chatbots in customer service can handle simple and common requests, and help route requests to human resources for more complex tasks. These also help to provide support during off-hours and weekends.

Early detection of fraud in financial institutions. The AI analyzes patterns around fraud to catch it as early as possible, and prevent it from happening entirely.

Creation of predictive analysis to help a business project possibilities for their future, helping to prevent poor decisions and support strong ones.

Implementing AI

It's important for businesses to know the disadvantages inherent in using AI, however it is equally as important to move forward with utilizing AI. Knowing the disadvantages will help the deployer to solve these problems, allowing for a better, more efficient and ethical use of AI in the workplace.

Ready to use AI in your business? Learn how Tableau uses AI analytics to equip our users with the best possible data, allowing them to make informed decisions about their business.

Connect with your customers and boost your bottom line with actionable insights.

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3.Avoid crowds

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2.Hiding costs and shipping costs

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Everywhere you look today, people are stressed out. Many reach a breaking point and sink into depression - a mental health issue few of our grandparents or great-grandparents experienced.

Or is it?

Perhaps people 50 or 75 years ago just didn't talk about depression, and didn't seek treatment for it. After all, effective treatments weren't exactly available back then. Maybe people today are more willing to admit to depression, and that's why it looks like everyone is so stressed and depressed. That's one reason why many researchers are skeptical of the claim that mental health issues have become more common.

One way to get around this problem is to look at anonymous surveys that ask about anxiety and depression. Even better, ask about symptoms of anxiety and depression - that way, people aren't saying they are depressed outright. Instead, they are reporting how they actually feel.

That was my goal in a study just published in the journal Social Indicators Research. It looked across three samples totaling 7 million people, two of them nationally representative. I found that teens in the 2010s, as compared to the mid-1980s, were 38 percent more likely to have trouble remembering, 74 percent more likely to have trouble sleeping, and twice as likely to have seen a professional for mental health issues. College students were 50 percent more likely to say they felt overwhelmed, and adults were more likely to say their sleep was restless, that they had poor appetite, and that everything was an effort - all classic psychosomatic symptoms of depression.

But when people were asked directly if they "felt depressed," that didn't change much between the 1980s and the 2010s.

How can that be? Most people don't realize that having trouble sleeping and remembering are symptoms of depression. Many people admit to being stressed or overwhelmed but don't consider themselves depressed. The problem is that stress (psychologists usually call it anxiety) is a risk factor for depression, and depression doesn't always appear as extreme lethargy and sadness; it often shows up in bodily symptoms.

This also means that the rise in mental-health concerns isn't caused by people being more willing to admit to being depressed. It actually looks like fewer are admitting to being depressed, because more say they have the psychosomatic symptoms. It seems to be a true increase in problems, and not just a decline in stigma.

The tougher question is why people seem to be suffering more. I have three theories. (I explore these in greater depth in the new edition of my book, Generation Me.)

1. Our relationships and community ties are weaker.

2. We're more focused on goals such as money, fame, and image, which Tim Kasser 's work has shown is correlated with anxiety and depression.

3. Our expectations are too high, probably because of the emphasis on "you can be anything you want to be" and highly positive self-views. This was a big theme in the first edition of Generation Me, which came out in 2006, and other observers-I believe independently-came to similar conclusion, such as Tim Urban (" Why GenY Yuppies are Unhappy") and Bret Easton Ellis (" Generation Wuss").

There are probably other reasons. I doubt technology is the major one, as tempting as it seems; these increases were in place long before cell phones and Facebook. Ditto for the recession. Instead, something else in our culture seems to be making people unhappy.

What do you think it is? And can we do anything about it?

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1. No creativity, because AI cannot learn out of the box.

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1-It will make life easier: Self driving cars (Tesla, UD)

2-Saving time: The usage of Chat-GPT in getting inspiration for writing assignments

3-It can create unique screenplays that no one has ever thought about them, hence increasing creativity

1- young teens may have different opinions with their co workers

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We've all seen the headlines about AI, both the good and bad. Regardless of what you think of the risks of using AI, no one can dispute that it's here to stay. Businesses of all sizes have found great benefits from utilizing AI, and consumers across the globe use it in their daily lives.

But even people who are excited about AI can ask the question: what, exactly, are the advantages and disadvantages of using it?

In this article, we'll discuss the major benefits and drawbacks of adopting AI, both in everyday life and in business. We'll also talk through some use cases for AI, to give you an idea of how AI can help in your life.

In this article we'll cover:

1. What is artificial intelligence?

2. What ad the advantages and disadvantages of AI?

1. Advantages

2. Disadvantages

3. Use cases for AI

4. Implementing AI

What is artificial intelligence?

Artificial Intelligence is a branch of computer science dedicated to creating computers and programs that can replicate human thinking. Some AI programs can learn from their past by analyzing complex sets of data and improve their performance without the help of humans to refine their programming.

As AI has boomed in recent years, it's become commonplace in both business and everyday life. People use AI every day to make their lives easier - interacting with AI-powered virtual assistants or programs. Companies use AI to streamline their production processes, project gains and losses, and predict when maintenance will have to occur.

Learn more about artificial intelligence.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of AI?

There are always pros and cons to any technological advancement. There is a ton of debate about the benefits and risks of AI at every level. But beyond the headlines that either peddle hype or fear, what does AI do?

The advantages range from streamlining, saving time, eliminating biases, and automating repetitive tasks, just to name a few. The disadvantages are things like costly implementation, potential human job loss, and lack of emotion and creativity. So where do we net out?

Advantages of AI

Everyone knows that AI gives businesses an edge. The Appen State of AI Report for 2021 says that all businesses have a critical need to adopt AI and ML in their models or risk being left behind. Companies increasingly utilize AI to streamline their internal processes (as well as some customer-facing processes and applications). Implementing AI can help your business achieve its results faster and with more precision.

Eliminates human error and risk

The first major advantage of implementing AI is that it decreases human error, as well as risk to humans.

"To err is human..." - Alexander Pope, Enlightenment poet.

Everyone makes mistakes on occasion. That's not always a bad thing, but when it comes to producing consistent results, it certainly can be. Using AI to complete tasks, particularly repetitive ones, can prevent human error from tainting an otherwise perfectly useful product or service.

Similarly, using AI to complete particularly difficult or dangerous tasks can help prevent the risk of injury or harm to humans. An example of AI taking risks in place of humans would be robots being used in areas with high radiation. Humans can get seriously sick or die from radiation, but the robots would be unaffected. And if a fatal error were to occur, the robot could be built again.

24/7 availability

AI programs are available at all times, whereas humans work 8 hours a day. Machines can work all through the day and night, and AI-powered chatbots can provide customer service even during off-hours. This can help companies to produce more and provide a better customer experience than humans could provide alone.

Unbiased decision making

Humans disagree and allow their biases to leak through in their decisions all the time. All humans have biases, and even if we try and solve for them, they sometimes manage to sneak through the cracks.

On the other hand, provided the AI algorithm has been trained using unbiased datasets and tested for programming bias, the program will be able to make decisions without the influence of bias. That can help provide more equity in things like selecting job applications, approving loans, or credit applications.

Though if the AI was created using biased datasets or training data it can make biased decisions that aren't caught because people assume the decisions are unbiased. That's why quality checks are essential on the training data, as well as the results that a specific AI program produces to ensure that bias issues aren't overlooked.

Repetitive jobs

Even the most interesting job in the world has its share of mundane or repetitive work. This could be things like entering and analyzing data, generating reports, verifying information, and the like. Using an AI program can save humans from the boredom of repetitive tasks, and save their energy for work that requires more creative energy.

Cost reduction

As we addressed above, AI can work around the clock, creating more value in the same day as a human worker. And since AI can help to take over manual and tedious tasks, it frees up workers for higher-skilled tasks. That, ultimately, creates more value for the end-user or consumer.

Data acquisition and analysis

When it comes to processing data, the scale of data generated far exceeds the human capacity to understand and analyze it. AI algorithms can help process higher volumes of complex data, making it usable for analysis.

Disadvantages of artificial intelligence

With all the advantages listed above, it can seem like a no-brainer to adopt AI for your business immediately. But it's also prudent to carefully consider the potential disadvantages of making such a drastic change. Adopting AI has a myriad of benefits, but the disadvantages include things like the cost of implementation and degradation over time.

Costly implementation

The biggest and most obvious drawback of implementing AI is that its development can be extremely costly. Depending on what exactly you need AI to do, the cost changes. One estimate says that the cost for a fully implemented AI solution for most businesses ranged from $20,000 to well in the millions.

The cost balances out later on down the line once the AI is fully implemented and can help streamline the workflow. But the up-front cost can be intimidating, if not prohibitive.

Lack of emotion and creativity

The next disadvantage of AI is that it lacks the human ability to use emotion and creativity in decisions.

The lack of creativity means AI can't create new solutions to problems or excel in any overly artistic field. One scientific paper posited that at the present stage of AI development, it can be programmed to create "novel" ideas, but not original ones. This paper posits that until AI can create original and unexpected ideas, it won't overtake humans in the ability to be creative, which means it will be hindered in its decision-making. If a company is looking for a new or creative solution to a problem, humans are better capable of providing that solution.

When making sensitive decisions, humans inherently consider the emotional ramifications. AI doesn't have that ability, making only the most optimal decision based on the parameters with which it has been provided, regardless of the emotional impact. Even AI that has been programmed to read and understand human emotion falls short.

In this study, the AI more often assigned negative emotions to people of races other than white. This would mean that an AI tasked with making decisions based on this data would give racially biased results that further increase inequality.

Compassion and kindness are both inherently human traits, but cannot be programmed into even the best AI.

Degradation

This may not be as obvious of a downside as the ones cited above. But machines generally degrade over time. For example, if AI is installed into a machine on an assembly line, eventually the parts of the machine will start to wear. And unless the AI has a self-repairing function, it will eventually break.

Likewise, the AI itself can become outdated if not trained to learn and regularly evaluated by human data scientists. The model and training data used to create the AI will eventually be old and outdated, meaning that the AI trained will also be unless retrained or programmed to learn and improve on its own.

No improvement with experience

Similarly to the point above, AI can't naturally learn from its own experience and mistakes. Humans do this by nature, trying not to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. However, creating an AI that can learn on its own is both extremely difficult and quite expensive. There are AIs that can learn, of course. Perhaps the most notable example of this would be the program AlphaGo, developed by Google, which taught itself to play Go and within three days started inventing new strategies that humans hadn't yet thought of.

But without the programming to learn on its own, AI will need human intervention to help it improve over time.

Reduced jobs for humans

This is yet another disadvantage many people know immediately, thanks to many headlines over the years. As AI becomes more commonplace at companies, it may decrease available jobs, since AI can easily handle repetitive tasks that were previously done by workers.

Now, many reports show that AI will likely create just as many new jobs as it makes obsolete, if not more. But then you run into the problem of having to train humans on these new jobs, or leaving workers behind with the surge in technology.

Ethical problems

The rapid creation and implementation of AI led to a myriad of ethical questions about its use and continued growth. One of the most common ethical problems people cite is concerns around consumer data privacy. The persistence of data poses many problems for the informed consent of the humans to whom the data belongs. Not to mention, since AI is good at recognizing patterns, it can gather data on people even without direct access to personal information. So the question is: how do we protect consumer privacy with the rapid evolution of AI?

Other ethical problems range from the unemployment question, to legal responsibility, and more. Learn more about the ethics of using AI in this article.

Use cases for AI

There are dozens of possible examples of AI in business. We talked above about the uses of AI in helping to automate repetitive tasks, freeing up human workers for more complex tasks. Some other use cases include:

Early diagnosis of diseases in healthcare using AI that analyzes patterns and data to predict when/how a patient is likely to develop a specific disease.

Virtual assistant chatbots in customer service can handle simple and common requests, and help route requests to human resources for more complex tasks. These also help to provide support during off-hours and weekends.

Early detection of fraud in financial institutions. The AI analyzes patterns around fraud to catch it as early as possible, and prevent it from happening entirely.

Creation of predictive analysis to help a business project possibilities for their future, helping to prevent poor decisions and support strong ones.

Implementing AI

It's important for businesses to know the disadvantages inherent in using AI, however it is equally as important to move forward with utilizing AI. Knowing the disadvantages will help the deployer to solve these problems, allowing for a better, more efficient and ethical use of AI in the workplace.

Ready to use AI in your business? Learn how Tableau uses AI analytics to equip our users with the best possible data, allowing them to make informed decisions about their business.

Connect with your customers and boost your bottom line with actionable insights.

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Everywhere you look today, people are stressed out. Many reach a breaking point and sink into depression - a mental health issue few of our grandparents or great-grandparents experienced.

Or is it?

Perhaps people 50 or 75 years ago just didn't talk about depression, and didn't seek treatment for it. After all, effective treatments weren't exactly available back then. Maybe people today are more willing to admit to depression, and that's why it looks like everyone is so stressed and depressed. That's one reason why many researchers are skeptical of the claim that mental health issues have become more common.

One way to get around this problem is to look at anonymous surveys that ask about anxiety and depression. Even better, ask about symptoms of anxiety and depression - that way, people aren't saying they are depressed outright. Instead, they are reporting how they actually feel.

That was my goal in a study just published in the journal Social Indicators Research. It looked across three samples totaling 7 million people, two of them nationally representative. I found that teens in the 2010s, as compared to the mid-1980s, were 38 percent more likely to have trouble remembering, 74 percent more likely to have trouble sleeping, and twice as likely to have seen a professional for mental health issues. College students were 50 percent more likely to say they felt overwhelmed, and adults were more likely to say their sleep was restless, that they had poor appetite, and that everything was an effort - all classic psychosomatic symptoms of depression.

But when people were asked directly if they "felt depressed," that didn't change much between the 1980s and the 2010s.

How can that be? Most people don't realize that having trouble sleeping and remembering are symptoms of depression. Many people admit to being stressed or overwhelmed but don't consider themselves depressed. The problem is that stress (psychologists usually call it anxiety) is a risk factor for depression, and depression doesn't always appear as extreme lethargy and sadness; it often shows up in bodily symptoms.

This also means that the rise in mental-health concerns isn't caused by people being more willing to admit to being depressed. It actually looks like fewer are admitting to being depressed, because more say they have the psychosomatic symptoms. It seems to be a true increase in problems, and not just a decline in stigma.

The tougher question is why people seem to be suffering more. I have three theories. (I explore these in greater depth in the new edition of my book, Generation Me.)

1. Our relationships and community ties are weaker.

2. We're more focused on goals such as money, fame, and image, which Tim Kasser 's work has shown is correlated with anxiety and depression.

3. Our expectations are too high, probably because of the emphasis on "you can be anything you want to be" and highly positive self-views. This was a big theme in the first edition of Generation Me, which came out in 2006, and other observers-I believe independently-came to similar conclusion, such as Tim Urban (" Why GenY Yuppies are Unhappy") and Bret Easton Ellis (" Generation Wuss").

There are probably other reasons. I doubt technology is the major one, as tempting as it seems; these increases were in place long before cell phones and Facebook. Ditto for the recession. Instead, something else in our culture seems to be making people unhappy.

What do you think it is? And can we do anything about it?

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Advantages.

• Artificial intelligence can dramatically improve the efficiencies of our workplaces and can augment the work humans can do.

• With better monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, artificial intelligence can dramatically influence healthcare. By improving the operations of healthcare facilities and medical organisations, AI can reduce operating costs and save money.

Disadvantages.

• Humans cannot develop artificial intelligence because it is a technology based on pre-loaded facts and experience. AI is proficient at repeatedly carrying out the same task, but if we want any adjustments or improvements, we must manually alter the codes. AI cannot be accessed and utilized akin to human intelligence, but it can store infinite data.

• Since early childhood, we have been taught that neither computers nor other machines have feelings. Humans function as a team, and team management is essential for achieving goals.

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As with most changes in life, there will be positive and negative impacts on society as artificial intelligence continues to transform the world we live in. How that will balance out is anyone's guess and up for much debate and for many people to contemplate. As an optimist at heart, I believe the changes will mostly be good but could be challenging for some. Here are some of the challenges that might be faced (and we should be thinking about how to address them now) as well as several of the positive impacts artificial intelligence will have on society.

Challenges to be faced
Artificial intelligence will definitely cause our workforce to evolve. The alarmist headlines emphasise the loss of jobs to machines, but the real challenge is for humans to find their passion with new responsibilities that require their uniquely human abilities. According to PwC, 7 million existing jobs will be replaced by AI in the UK from 2017-2037, but 7.2 million jobs could be created. This uncertainty and the changes to how some will make a living could be challenging.

The transformative impact of artificial intelligence on our society will have far-reaching economic, legal, political and regulatory implications that we need to be discussing and preparing for. Determining who is at fault if an autonomous vehicle hurts a pedestrian or how to manage a global autonomous arms race are just a couple of examples of the challenges to be faced.

Will machines become super-intelligent and will humans eventually lose control? While there is debate around how likely this scenario will be we do know that there are always unforeseen consequences when new technology is introduced. Those unintended outcomes of artificial intelligence will likely challenge us all.

Another issue is ensuring that AI doesn't become so proficient at doing the job it was designed to do that it crosses over ethical or legal boundaries. While the original intent and goal of the AI is to benefit humanity, if it chooses to go about achieving the desired goal in a destructive (yet efficient way) it would negatively impact society. The AI algorithms must be built to align with the overarching goals of humans.

Artificial intelligence algorithms are powered by data. As more and more data is collected about every single minute of every person's day, our privacy gets compromised. If businesses and governments decide to make decisions based on the intelligence they gather about you like China is doing with its social credit system, it could devolve into social oppression.
Positive Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Society
Artificial intelligence can dramatically improve the efficiencies of our workplaces and can augment the work humans can do. When AI takes over repetitive or dangerous tasks, it frees up the human workforce to do work they are better equipped for-tasks that involve creativity and empathy among others. If people are doing work that is more engaging for them, it could increase happiness and job satisfaction.

With better monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, artificial intelligence can dramatically influence healthcare. By improving the operations of healthcare facilities and medical organisations, AI can reduce operating costs and save money. One estimate from McKinsey predicts big data could save medicine and pharma up to $100B annually. The true impact will be in the care of patients. Potential for personalised treatment plans and drug protocols as well as giving providers better access to information across medical facilities to help inform patient care will be life-changing.

Our society will gain countless hours of productivity with just the introduction of autonomous transportation and AI influencing our traffic congestion issues not to mention the other ways it will improve on-the-job productivity. Freed up from stressful commutes, humans will be able to spend their time in a variety of other ways.

The way we uncover criminal activity and solve crimes will be enhanced with artificial intelligence. Facial recognition technology is becoming just as common as fingerprints. The use of AI in the justice system also presents many opportunities to figure out how to effectively use the technology without crossing an individual's privacy.

Unless you choose to live remotely and never plan to interact with the modern world, your life will be significantly impacted by artificial intelligence. While there will be many learning experiences and challenges to be faced as the technology rolls out into new applications, the expectation will be that artificial intelligence will generally have a more positive than negative impact on society.

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What Is The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence (AI) On Society?

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As with most changes in life, there will be positive and negative impacts on society as artificial intelligence continues to transform the world

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Positive effects:                                                                                                   1/ It saves our money and efforts, by search about what we need and just purchase it from home without going to the location.                                                                                                                      2/ The buyer has a variety of choices to choose from and is not limited by one type or size.                                                                                                                            3/ The buyer has enough time to decide whether to buy the product or not and is not forced or pressured by a salesperson.

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The impact of online shopping attributes on customer satisfaction and loyalty: Moderating effects of e-commerce experience

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The COVID-19 pandemic has expedited the growth of e-commerce in South Africa, as in global markets, strengthening online shopping exchange relationships. Businesses seek advanced models of the onli…

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Causes of Increased Anxiety and Depression in Today’s World

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Causes of Increased Anxiety and Depression in Today’s World

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> Social isolation resulting from the pandemic

- Due to the lack of social interaction, feelings of loneliness may arise

> Financial Worries

- During the pandemic, many jobs were lost. This may lead to anxiety due to being unable to afford rent and other living expenses

> Increased mental health problems and disruptions in mental health services

- As of the Lockdown, many clinics were closed and it was hard to seek mental health services

> Suffering and Death of oneself and loved ones

- Being sick or a loved one having COVID-19 can cause stress and anxiety

- The Death of ones can lead to separation anxiety and grief

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In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. The brief also highlights who has been most affected and summarizes the effect of the pandemic on the availability of mental health services and how this has changed during the pandemic.

Concerns about potential increases in mental health conditions had already prompted 90% of countries surveyed to include mental health and psychosocial support in their COVID-19 response plans, but major gaps and concerns remain.

"The information we have now about the impact of COVID-19 on the world's mental health is just the tip of the iceberg," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. "This is a wake-up call to all countries to pay more attention to mental health and do a better job of supporting their populations' mental health."
Multiple stress factors
One major explanation for the increase is the unprecedented stress caused by the social isolation resulting from the pandemic. Linked to this were constraints on people's ability to work, seek support from loved ones and engage in their communities.

Loneliness, fear of infection, suffering and death for oneself and for loved ones, grief after bereavement and financial worries have also all been cited as stressors leading to anxiety and depression. Among health workers, exhaustion has been a major trigger for suicidal thinking.
Young people and women worst hit
The brief, which is informed by a comprehensive review of existing evidence about the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and mental health services, and includes estimates from the latest Global Burden of Disease study, shows that the pandemic has affected the mental health of young people and that they are disproportionally at risk of suicidal and self-harming behaviours. It also indicates that women have been more severely impacted than men and that people with pre-existing physical health conditions, such as asthma, cancer and heart disease, were more likely to develop symptoms of mental disorders.

Data suggests that people with pre-existing mental disorders do not appear to be disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. Yet, when these people do become infected, they are more likely to suffer hospitalization, severe illness and death compared with people without mental disorders. People with more severe mental disorders, such as psychoses, and young people with mental disorders, are particularly at risk.
Gaps in care
This increase in the prevalence of mental health problems has coincided with severe disruptions to mental health services, leaving huge gaps in care for those who need it most. For much of the pandemic, services for mental, neurological and substance use conditions were the most disrupted among all essential health services reported by WHO Member States. Many countries also reported major disruptions in life-saving services for mental health, including for suicide prevention.

By the end of 2021 the situation had somewhat improved but today too many people remain unable to get the care and support they need for both pre-existing and newly developed mental health conditions.

Unable to access face-to-face care, many people have sought support online, signaling an urgent need to make reliable and effective digital tools available and easily accessible. However, developing and deploying digital interventions remains a major challenge in resource-limited countries and settings.
WHO and country action
Since the early days of the pandemic, WHO and partners have worked to develop and disseminate resources in multiple languages and formats to help different groups cope with and respond to the mental health impacts of COVID-19. For example, WHO produced a story book for 6-11-year-olds, My Hero is You, now available in 142 languages and 61 multimedia adaptations, as well as a toolkit for supporting older adults available in 16 languages.

At the same time, the Organization has worked with partners, including other United Nations agencies, international nongovernmental organizations and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to lead an interagency mental health and psychosocial response to COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic, WHO has also worked to promote the integration of mental health and psychosocial support across and within all aspects of the global response.

WHO Member States have recognized the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and are taking action. WHO's most recent pulse survey on continuity of essential health services indicated that 90% of countries are working to provide mental health and psychosocial support to COVID-19 patients and responders alike. Moreover, at last year's World Health Assembly, countries emphasized the need to develop and strengthen mental health and psychosocial support services as part of strengthening preparedness, response and resilience to COVID-19 and future public health emergencies. They adopted the updated Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030, which includes an indicator on preparedness for mental health and psychosocial support in public health emergencies.

Step up investment
However, this commitment to mental health needs to be accompanied by a global step up in investment. Unfortunately, the situation underscores a chronic global shortage of mental health resources that continues today. WHO's most recent Mental Health Atlas showed that in 2020, governments worldwide spent on average just over 2% of their health budgets on mental health and many low-income countries reported having fewer than 1 mental health worker per 100 000 people.

Dévora Kestel, Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use at WHO, sums up the situation: "While the pandemic has generated interest in and concern for mental health, it has also revealed historical under-investment in mental health services. Countries must act urgently to ensure that mental health support is available to all."

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COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide

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In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.

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Causes of increase in depression and anxiety

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Causes of increase in depression and anxiety

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Team: Mohamed Moussa and Syed Amin
Three causes of depression and anxiety
1.Stress from work
2.Drugs and alcohol abuse
3.People with certain personalities such as
- Introverts
-pessimistic people
4.Past experiences such as
-Physical abuse
- Bullying and cyber bullying
5. Gen Z are more prone to depression and anxiety and cant deal with their problems as they should because of
- Social media comprisons
- fewer job opportunities due to AI
- Academic pressures
-economic uncertainities

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Depression is more than just feeling down or having a bad day. When a sad mood lasts for a long time and interferes with normal, everyday functioning, you may be depressed. Symptoms of depression include:1

Feeling sad or anxious often or all the time

Not wanting to do activities that used to be fun

Feeling irritable‚ easily frustrated‚ or restless

Having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep

Waking up too early or sleeping too much

Eating more or less than usual or having no appetite

Experiencing aches, pains, headaches, or stomach problems that do not improve with treatment

Having trouble concentrating, remembering details, or making decisions

Feeling tired‚ even after sleeping well

Feeling guilty, worthless, or helpless

Thinking about suicide or hurting yourself

The following information is not intended to provide a medical diagnosis of major depression and cannot take the place of seeing a mental health professional. If you think you are depressed‚ talk with your doctor or a mental health professional immediately. This is especially important if your symptoms are getting worse or affecting your daily activities.

The exact cause of depression is unknown. It may be caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors.2 Everyone is different‚ but the following factors may increase a person's chances of becoming depressed:1

Having blood relatives who have had depression

Experiencing traumatic or stressful events, such as physical or sexual abuse, the death of a loved one, or financial problems

Going through a major life change‚ even if it was planned

Having a medical problem, such as cancer, stroke, or chronic pain

Taking certain medications. Talk to your doctor if you have questions about whether your medications might be making you feel depressed.

Using alcohol or drugs

In general‚ about 1 out of every 6 adults will have depression at some time in their life.3 Depression affects about 16 million American adults every year.4 Anyone can get depressed, and depression can happen at any age and in any type of person.

Many people who experience depression also have other mental health conditions.1,5 Anxiety disorders often go hand in hand with depression. People who have anxiety disorders struggle with intense and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety, fear, worry, and/or panic.1 These feelings can interfere with daily activities and may last for a long time.

Smoking is much more common among adults with mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, than in the general population.6 About 3 out of every 10 cigarettes smoked by adults in the United States are smoked by persons with mental health conditions.6 Why smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to experience depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions is uncertain. More research is needed to determine this. No matter the cause‚ smoking is not a treatment for depression or anxiety. Getting help for your depression and anxiety and quitting smoking is the best way to feel better.

Many helpful treatments for depression are available. Treatment for depression can help reduce symptoms and shorten how long the depression lasts. Treatment can include getting therapy and/or taking medications. Your doctor or a qualified mental health professional can help you determine what treatment is best for you.

Rebecca M., age 57, struggled with depression and had a few wake-up calls as a smoker. She felt depressed and smoked cigarettes to help her cope with her feelings. The more Rebecca smoked, the harder it seemed to quit. Rebecca finally quit smoking after getting care for her depression and realizing that she had to take care of her own health. She now leads a new, smokefree life.
"I quit smoking and I got care for my depression."

Rebecca M., age 57, struggled with depression and had a few wake-up calls as a smoker. She felt depressed and smoked cigarettes to help her cope with her feelings. The more Rebecca smoked, the harder it seemed to quit. Rebecca finally quit smoking after getting care for her depression and realizing that she had to take care of her own health. She now leads a new, smokefree life.

"I quit smoking and I got care for my depression."

Therapy. Many people benefit from psychotherapy-also called therapy or counseling.7,8 Most therapy lasts for a short time and focuses on thoughts‚ feelings‚ and issues that are happening in your life now. In some cases‚ understanding your past can help‚ but finding ways to address what is happening in your life now can help you cope and prepare you for challenges in the future.With therapy, you'll work with your therapist to learn skills to help you cope with life, change behaviors that are causing problems‚ and find solutions. Do not feel shy or embarrassed about talking openly and honestly about your feelings and concerns. This is an important part of getting better.Some common goals of therapy include:

Getting healthier

Quitting smoking and stopping drug and alcohol use

Overcoming fears or insecurities

Coping with stress

Making sense of past painful events

Identifying things that worsen your depression

Having better relationships with family and friends

Understanding why something bothers you and creating a plan to deal with it

Medication. Many people with depression find that taking prescribed medications called antidepressants can help improve their mood and coping skills. Talk to your doctor about whether they are right for you. If your doctor writes you a prescription for an antidepressant‚ ask exactly how you should take the medication. If you are already using nicotine replacement therapy or another medication to help you quit smoking, be sure to let your doctor know. Several antidepressant medications are available‚ so you and your doctor have options to choose from. Sometimes it takes several tries to find the best medication and the right dose for you, so be patient. Also be aware of the following important information:

When taking these medications‚ it is important to follow the instructions on how much to take. Some people start to feel better a few days after starting the medication‚ but it can take up to 4 weeks to feel the most benefit. Antidepressants work well and are safe for most people‚ but it is still important to talk with your doctor if you have side effects. Side effects usually do not get in the way of daily life‚ and they often go away as your body adjusts to the medication.

Don't stop taking an antidepressant without first talking to your doctor. Stopping your medicine suddenly can cause symptoms or worsen depression. Work with your doctor to safely adjust how much you take.

Some antidepressants may cause risks during pregnancy. Talk with your doctor if you are pregnant or might be pregnant, or if you are planning to become pregnant.

Antidepressants cannot solve all of your problems. If you notice that your mood is getting worse or if you have thoughts about hurting yourself‚ it is important to call your doctor right away.

Quitting smoking will not interfere with your mental health treatment or make your depression worse. In fact, research shows that quitting smoking can actually improve your mental health in the long run.9,10,11

Some people who are depressed may think about hurting themselves or committing suicide (taking their own life). If you or someone you know is having thoughts about hurting themselves or committing suicide‚ please seek immediate help. The following resources can help:

Call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department for emergency medical treatment.

Call your mental health provider.

Get help from your primary doctor or other health care provider.

Reach out to a close friend or loved one.

Contact a minister, spiritual leader, or someone else in your faith community.

Rebecca M., age 57, struggled with depression and had a few wake-up calls as a smoker. She felt depressed and smoked cigarettes to help her cope with her feelings. The more Rebecca smoked, the harder it seemed to quit. Rebecca finally quit smoking after getting care for her depression and realizing that she had to take care of her own health. She now leads a new, smokefree life.
"I quit smoking and I got care for my depression."

If you are a smoker and dealing with depression or anxiety, consider the following resources:

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Depression is more than just feeling down or having a bad day. When a sad mood lasts for a long time and interferes with normal, everyday functioning, you may be depressed.

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Causes of Increased Anxiety and Depression in Today’s World

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Causes of Increased Anxiety and Depression in Today’s World

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Causes :
> Fear of Infection and its effects on Health

> Going through major life changing things like marriage and travelling

> Consuming substances like Alcohol and drugs

> Not seeking help and trying to take care of yourself (therapy, vacations , etc ...)

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1. Political instability/war

1. Ukraine

2. Palestine

2. Overpopulation and Poverty

3. Family reunification :bringing your loved ones

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Illegal immigration refers to the migration of people into a country in violation of the immigration laws of that country, or the continued residence of people without the legal right to live in that country. Illegal immigration tends to be financially upward, from poorer to richer countries. Illegal residence in another country would create the risk of being detained and deported, or facing other sanctions.

Asylum seekers who are denied asylum may face impediment to expulsion, for example, if the home country refuses to receive the person or if new asylum reasons occur after the decision. In some cases, these people are considered illegal immigrants, and in others, they may get a temporary residence permit, for example with reference to the principle of non-refoulement in the international Refugee Convention. The European Court of Human Rights, referring to the European Convention on Human Rights, has shown in a number of indicative judgments that there are enforcement barriers to expulsion to certain countries, for example, due to the risk of torture.

There are campaigns discouraging the use of the term "illegal immigrant", generally based on the argument that the act of immigrating illegally does not make the people themselves illegal, but rather they are "people who have immigrated illegally". In the United States, a "Drop the I-Word" campaign was launched in 2010 advocating for the use of terms such as undocumented immigrants or unauthorized immigrants when referring to the foreign nationals who reside in a country illegally.

News associations that have discontinued or discourage the use of the adjective "illegal" to qualify nouns that describe people include the US Associated Press, UK Press Association, European Journalism Observatory, European Journalism Centre, Association of European Journalists, Australian Press Council, and Australian Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance. Related terms that describe actions are not similarly discouraged by these campaigns. For example, Associated Press continues to use the term "illegal immigration" to describe the action of entering or residing in a country illegally.

On the other hand, the term undocumented has been cited by The New York Times, as a "term preferred by many immigrants and their advocates, but it has a flavor of euphemism and should be used with caution outside quotation". Newsweek questions the use of the phrase 'undocumented immigrants' as a method of euphemistic framing, namely, "a psychological technique that can influence the perception of social phenomena". Newsweek also suggests that persons who enter a country unlawfully cannot be entirely "undocumented" because they "just lack the certain specific documents for legal residency and employment. Many have driver's licences, debit cards, library cards, and school identifications which are useful documents in specific contexts but not nearly so much for immigration." For example, in the U.S., youths brought into the country illegally are granted access to public K-12 education and benefits regardless of citizenship status, so the youths are documented for educational purposes, and are not entirely undocumented.

A related term, irregular migration, is sometimes used e.g. by the International Organization for Migration, but it describes a somewhat wider concept which also includes illegal emigration.

U.S. immigration laws use the phrase illegal immigrant at least in some contexts. Title 8 of the US Code is the portion of the law that contains laws on citizenship, nationality, and immigration. It defines the legal term Alien as "any person not a citizen or national of the United States". Terminology used in Title 8 includes illegal alien (33 times), unauthorized alien (21 times), undocumented alien (18 times), illegal immigrant (6 times), undocumented person (2 times) and others. An analysis by PolitiFact however concluded that the term "illegal alien" "occurs scarcely, often undefined or part of an introductory title or limited to apply to certain individuals convicted of felonies".

In the United States, while overstaying a visa is a civil violation handled by immigration court, entering (including re-entering) the US without approval from an immigration officer is a crime: specifically a misdemeanor on the first offense. Illegal reentry after deportation is a felony offense. This is the distinction between the larger group referred to as unauthorized immigrants and the smaller subgroup referred to as criminal immigrants.

Research on the economic effects of illegal immigration is scant but existing studies suggest that the effects can be positive for the native population, and for public coffers. A 2015 study shows that "increasing deportation rates and tightening border control weakens low-skilled labor markets, increasing unemployment of native low-skilled workers. Legalization, instead, decreases the unemployment rate of low-skilled natives and increases income per native." Studies show that legalization of illegal immigrants would boost the U.S. economy; a 2013 study found that granting amnesty to illegal immigrants would raise their incomes by a quarter (increasing U.S. GDP by approximately $1.4 trillion over a ten-year period), and a 2016 study found that "legalization would increase the economic contribution of the unauthorized population by about 20%, to 3.6% of private-sector GDP." A 2018 National Bureau of Economic Research paper found that undocumented immigrants to the United States "generate higher surplus for US firms relative to natives, hence restricting their entry has a depressing effect on job creation and, in turn, on native labor markets".

A paper by Spanish economists found that upon legalizing the undocumented immigrant population in Spain, the fiscal revenues increased by around €4,189 per newly legalized immigrant. The paper found that the wages of the newly legalized immigrants increased after legalization, some low-skilled natives had worse labor market outcomes and high-skilled natives had improved labor market outcomes.

According to economist George Borjas, immigrants may have caused the decline of real wages of US workers without a high school degree by 9% between 1980 and 2000 due to increased competition. Other economists, such as Gordon Hanson, criticized these findings. Douglas Massey argues that the developed countries need unskilled immigrant labor to fill undesirable jobs which citizens do not seek regardless of wages. Massey argues that this may refute claims that undocumented immigrants are "lowering wages" or stealing jobs from native-born workers, and that it instead shows that undocumented immigrants "take jobs that no one else wants".

Since the decline of working class blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and industry, younger native-born generations have acquired higher education. In the US, only 12% of the labor force has less than a high school education, but 70% of illegal workers from Mexico lack a high school degree. The majority of new blue-collar jobs qualify as Massey's "underclass" work, and suffer from unreliability, subservient roles and, critically, a lack of potential for advancement. These "underclass" jobs, which have a disproportionate number of undocumented immigrants, include harvesting crops, unskilled labor in landscaping and construction, house-cleaning, and maid and busboy work in hotels and restaurants. However, as even these "underclass" jobs have higher relative wages than those in home countries they are still attractive for undocumented immigrants and since many undocumented immigrants often anticipate working only temporarily in the destination country, the lack of opportunity for advancement is seen by many as less of a problem. Support for this claim can be seen in a Pew Hispanic Center poll of over 3,000 undocumented immigrants from Mexico in the US, which found that 79% would voluntarily join a temporary worker program that allowed them to work legally for several years but then required them to leave. From this it is assumed that the willingness to take undesirable jobs is what gives undocumented immigrants their employment. Evidence for this may be seen in the average wages of illegal day laborers in California, which was between $10 and $12 per hour according to a 2005 study, and the fact that this was higher than many entry-level white collar or service jobs. Entry-level white collar and service jobs offer advancement opportunities only for people with work permits and citizenship.

Research indicates that the advantage to firms employing undocumented immigrants increases as more firms in the industry do so, further increases with the breadth of a firm's market, and also with the labor intensity of the firm's production process. However, the advantage decreases with the skill level of the firm's workers, meaning that illegal immigrants do not provide as much competitive advantage when a high-skilled workforce is required.

Undocumented immigrants are not impoverished by the standards of their home countries. The poorest classes in a developing country may lack the resources needed to mount an attempt to cross illegally, or the connections to friends or family already in the destination country. Studies from the Pew Hispanic Center have shown that the education and wage levels of illegal Mexican immigrants in the US are around the median for Mexico and that they are not a suitable predictor of one's choice to immigrate.

Other examples do show that increases in poverty, especially when associated with immediate crises, can increase the likelihood of illegal migration. The 1994 economic crisis in Mexico, subsequent to the start of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), was associated with widespread poverty and a lower valuation for the peso relative to the dollar. It also marked the start of a massive swell in Mexican immigration, in which net illegal migration to the US increased every year from the mid-1990s until the mid-2000s.

Population growth that exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment results in overpopulation. Virginia Abernethy notes that immigration is a road that provides a "relief valve" to overpopulation that stops a population from addressing the consequences of its overpopulation and that exports this overpopulation to another location or country. Overpopulation and its consequences is a bigger issue in developing countries.

Some undocumented immigrants seek to live with loved ones, such as a spouse or other family members.

Having a family who have immigrated or being from a community with many immigrants is a much better predictor of one's choice to immigrate than poverty. Family reunification visas may be applied for by legal residents or naturalized citizens to bring their family members into a destination state legally, but these visas may be limited in number and subject to yearly quotas. This may result in family members entering illegally in order to reunify. From studying Mexican migration patterns, Douglas Massey finds that the likelihood that a Mexican national will emigrate illegally to the US increases dramatically if they have one or more family members already residing in the United States, legally or illegally.

Unauthorised arrival into another country may be prompted by the need to escape civil war or repression in the country of origin. However, somebody who flees such a situation is in most countries under no circumstances an undocumented immigrant. If victims of forced displacement apply for asylum in the country they fled to and are granted refugee status they have the right to remain permanently. If asylum seekers are not granted some kind of legal protection status, then they may have to leave the country, or stay as illegal immigrants.

According to the 1951 Refugee Convention refugees should be exempted from immigration laws and should expect protection from the country they entered. It is, however, up to the countries involved to decide if a particular immigrant is a refugee or not, and hence whether they are subject to the immigration controls. Furthermore, countries that did not sign the 1951 Refugee Convention or do not attempt to follow its guidelines are likely to consider refugees and asylum seekers as illegal immigrants.

In a 2012 news story, the CSM reported, "The estimated 750,000 Rohingya, one of the most miserable and oppressed minorities in the world, are deeply resentful of their almost complete absence of civil rights in Myanmar. In 1982, the military junta stripped the Rohingya of their Myanmar citizenship, classing them as illegal immigrants and rendering them stateless."

In some countries, people born on national territory (henceforth not "immigrants") do not automatically obtain the nationality of their birthplace, and may have no legal title of residency.

Families want to have better lives for their children and to succeed. In the article "Learning to be illegal" it discusses the safety the children have in our K-12 schooling. The children are guaranteed education in a safe environment.

Aside from the possibility that they may be intercepted and deported, illegal immigrants also face other problems.

Illegal immigrants usually have no or very limited access to public health systems, proper housing, education and banks. Some immigrants forge identity documents to get the access.

People have been kidnapped or tricked into slavery to work as laborers, after entering the country, for example in factories. Those trafficked in this manner often face additional barriers to escaping slavery, since their status as undocumented immigrants makes it difficult for them to gain access to help or services. For example, Burmese women trafficked into Thailand and forced to work in factories or as prostitutes may not speak the language and may be vulnerable to abuse by police due to their undocumented immigrant status.

In some regions, people that are still en route to their destination country are also sometimes kidnapped, for example for ransom. In some instances, they are also tortured, raped, and killed if the requested ransom does not arrive. One case in point are the Eritrean migrants that are en route to Israel. A large number of them are captured in north Sinai (Egypt) and Eastern Sudan and held in the buildings in north Sinai.

Some people forced into sexual slavery face challenges of charges of illegal immigration.

In the United States, human trafficking victims often pass through the porous border with Mexico. In an effort to curb the spread of this affliction, California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Mexico Attorney General Marisela Morales Ibáñez signed an accord in 2012 to expand prosecutions of criminals typically members of transnational gangs who engage in the trafficking of human beings between the two countries.

Most countries have laws requiring workers to have proper documentation, often intended to prevent or minimize the employment of undocumented immigrants. However the penalties against employers are often small and the acceptable identification requirements vague, ill-defined and seldom checked or enforced, making it easy for employers to hire illegal labor. Where the minimum wage is several times the prevailing wage in the home country, employers sometimes pay less than the legal minimum wage or have unsafe working conditions, relying on the reluctance of illegal workers to report the violations to the authorities.

The search for employment is central to illegal international migration. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, undocumented immigrants in the United States often work in dangerous industries such as agriculture and construction. A recent study suggests that the complex web of consequences resulting from illegal immigrant status limits illegal workers' ability to stay safe at work. In addition to physical danger at work, the choice to immigrate for work often entails work-induced lifestyle factors which impact the physical, mental and social health of immigrants and their families.

Each year there are several hundred deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border of immigrants crossing the border illegally. Death by exposure occurs in the deserts of Southwestern United States during the hot summer season. In 2016 there were approximately 8,000 migrant deaths, with about 63% of deaths occurring within the Mediterranean.

Immigrants from countries that do not have automatic visa agreements, or who would not otherwise qualify for a visa, often cross the borders illegally in some areas like the United States-Mexico border, the Mona Channel between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the Strait of Gibraltar, Fuerteventura, and the Strait of Otranto. Because these methods are illegal, they are often dangerous. Would-be immigrants have been known to suffocate in shipping containers, boxcars, and trucks, sink in shipwrecks caused by unseaworthy vessels, die of dehydration or exposure during long walks without water. An official estimate puts the number of people who died in illegal crossings across the U.S.-Mexican border between 1998 and 2004 at 1,954 (see immigrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border).

Human smuggling is the practice of intermediaries aiding undocumented immigrants in crossing over international borders in financial gain, often in large groups. Human smuggling differs from, but is sometimes associated with, human trafficking. A human smuggler will facilitate illegal entry into a country for a fee, but on arrival at their destination, the smuggled person is usually free. Trafficking involves a process of using physical force, fraud, or deception to obtain and transport people.

Types of notorious human smugglers include Snakehead gangs present in mainland China (especially in Fujian) that smuggle laborers into Pacific Rim states (making Chinatowns frequent centers of illegal immigration) and "coyotes", who smuggle undocumented immigrants to the Southwestern United States and have been known to abuse or even kill their passengers. Sometimes undocumented immigrants are abandoned by their human traffickers if there are difficulties, often dying in the process. Others may be victims of intentional killing.

Many undocumented immigrants are migrants who originally arrive in a country lawfully but overstay their authorized residence (overstaying a visa). For example, most of the estimated 200,000 illegal immigrants in Canada (perhaps as high as 500,000) are refugee claimants whose refugee applications were rejected but who have not yet been expelled from the country.

Another example is formed by children of foreigners born in countries observing ("right of territory"), such as was the case in France until 1994 and in Ireland until 2005. In these countries, it was possible to obtain French or Irish nationality (respectively) solely by being born in France before 1994 or in Ireland before 2005 (respectively). At present, a French born child of foreign parents does not automatically obtain French nationality until residency duration conditions are met. Since 1 January 2005, a child born in Ireland does not automatically acquire Irish nationality unless certain conditions are met.

Another method is by entering into a sham marriage where the marriage is contracted into for purely immigration advantage by a couple who are not in a genuine relationship. Common reasons for sham marriages are to gain immigration, (this is called immigration fraud) residency, work or citizenship rights for one or both of the spouses, or for other benefits.

In the United Kingdom, those who arrange, participate in, or officiate over a sham marriage may be charged with a number of offenses, including assisting unlawful immigration and conspiracy to facilitate a breach of immigration law.

The United States has a penalty of a $250,000 fine and five-year prison sentence for such arrangements. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Justice Department say that they do not have accurate numbers on the rate of attempted marriage fraud. In the 2009 fiscal year, 506 of the 241,154 petitions filed were denied for suspected fraud, a rate of 0.2%; seven percent were denied on other grounds.

In 2007 around 44,000 Congolese were forced to leave Angola. Since 2004, more than 400,000 illegal immigrants, almost all from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have been expelled from Angola.

Official government sources put the number of visa overstayers in Australia at approximately 50,000. This has been the official number of illegal immigrants for about 25 years and is considered to be low. Other sources have placed it at up to 100,000, but no detailed study has been completed to quantify this number, which could be significantly higher.

On 1 June 2013, the Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) Act 2013 commenced. This new law puts the onus on businesses to ensure that their employees maintain the necessary work entitlements in Australia. The new legislation also enables the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship to levy infringement notices against business (AUD $15,300) and individual (AUD $3,060) employers on a strict liability basis - meaning that there is no requirement to prove fault, negligence or intention.

There are about 1.2 million Indians living in Bangladesh illegally as of 2014. The illegal migrants are mainly from the poorest states in India including West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam and Manipur, which surround Bangladesh. They illegally immigrate to Bangladesh in search of jobs in the metropolitan hubs and a better standard of living. Bangladesh is fifth among the nations sending highest remittances to India. Indians working in Bangladesh sent more than $3.7 billion back to India in 2012.

There is a significant number of Burmese illegal immigrants in Bangladesh. As of 2012, the Bangladesh government estimated about 500,000 illegal Burmese immigrants living across Bangladesh.

Immigration in Bhutan by Nepalese settlers ( Lhotshampa) began slowly towards the end of the 19th century. The government passed the Bhutanese Citizenship Act 1985 to clarify and try to enforce the Bhutanese Citizenship Act 1958 to control the flood of illegal immigration. Those individuals who could not provide proof of residency prior to 1958 were adjudged to be undocumented immigrants. In 1991 and 1992, Bhutan expelled roughly 139,110 ethnic Nepalis, most of whom have been living in seven refugee camps in eastern Nepal ever since. The United States has offered to resettle 60,000 of the 107,000 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese origin now living in U.N. refugee camps in Nepal. The Bhutanese government, even today, has not been able to sort the problem of giving citizenship to those people who are married to Bhutanese, even though they have been in the country for 40 years.

Illegal immigrants in Brazil enjoy the same legal privileges as native Brazilians regarding access to social services such as public education and the Brazilian public healthcare system. A Federal Police operation investigated Chinese immigrants who traveled through six countries before arriving in São Paulo to work under substandard conditions in the textile industry.

After signing the 2009 amnesty bill into law, President Lula da Silva said, in a speech, that "repression and intolerance against immigrants will not solve the problems caused by" the financial crisis of 2007-2008, thereby also harshly criticizing the "policy of discrimination and prejudice" against immigrants in developed nations.

An October 2009 piece from O Globo, quoting a UNDP study, estimates the number of illegal immigrants at 0.7 million, and points out to a recent wave of xenophobia among the general populace.

There is no credible information available on illegal immigration in Canada. Estimates range between 35,000 and 120,000 illegal immigrants in Canada. James Bissett, a former head of the Canadian Immigration Service, has suggested that the lack of any credible refugee screening process, combined with a high likelihood of ignoring any deportation orders, has resulted in tens of thousands of outstanding warrants for the arrest of rejected refugee claimants, with little attempt at enforcement. Refugee claimants in Canada do not have to attempt re-entry to learn the status of their claim. A 2008 report by the Auditor General Sheila Fraser stated that Canada has lost track of as many as 41,000 illegal immigrants. This number was predicted to increase drastically with the expiration of temporary employer work permits issued in 2007 and 2008, which were not renewed in many cases because of the shortage of work due to the recession.

Chile has recently become a new pole of attraction for illegal immigrants, mostly from neighboring Peru and Bolivia but also Ecuador, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Venezuela and Haiti. According to the 2002 national census, Chile's foreign-born foreign population has increased by 75% since 1992.

China is building a security barrier along its border with North Korea to prevent the defectors or refugees from North Korea. Also, many illegal immigrants from Mongolia have tried to make it to China. There might be as many as 100,000 Africans in Guangzhou, mostly illegal overstayers. To encourage people to report foreigners living illegally in China, the police are giving a 100 yuan reward to whistle blowers whose information successfully leads to an expulsion.

It is estimated that several tens of millions of illegal immigrants live in India. Precise figures are not available, but the numbers run in tens of millions, at least 10 million are from Bangladesh, others being from Pakistan, Afghanistan and others. According to the Government of India, there at least 20 million illegal immigrants from Bangladesh alone. This makes India the country with the largest number of illegal immigrants in the world. During the Bangladesh Liberation War at least 10 million Bangladeshis crossed into India illegally to seek refuge from widespread rape and genocide. According to Indian Home Ministry, at least 1.4 Million Bangladeshi crossed over into India in the last decade alone. Samir Guha Roy of the Indian Statistical Institute called these estimates "motivatedly exaggerated". After examining the population growth and demographic statistics, Roy instead states that a significant numbers of internal migration is sometimes falsely thought to be immigrants. An analysis of the numbers by Roy revealed that on average around 91000 Bangladeshi nationals might have crossed over to India every year during the years 1981-1991 but how many of them were identified and pushed back is not known. It is possible that a large portion of these illegal immigrants returned on their own to their place of origin.

India is constructing barriers on its eastern borders to combat the surge of migrants. The Indo-Bangladeshi barrier is 4,000 km (2,500 mi) long. Presently, India is constructing a fence along the border to restrict illegal traffic from Bangladesh. This obstruction will virtually isolate Bangladesh from India. The barrier's plan is based on the designs of the Israeli West Bank barrier and will be 3.6 m (11.8 ft) high. The stated aim of the fence is to stop infiltration of terrorists, prevent smuggling, and end illegal immigration from Bangladesh. The Government of India recently passed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 to tackle the illegal immigration crises.

Since late April 2007, the Iranian government has forcibly deported back Afghans living and working in Iran to Afghanistan at a rate between 250,000 and 300,000 per year. The forceful evictions of the refugees, who lived in Iran and Pakistan for nearly three decades, are part of the two countries' larger plans to repatriate all Afghan refugees within a few years. Iran said that it would send 1,000,000 by March 2008, and Pakistan announced that all 2,400,000 Afghan refugees, most living in camps, must return home by 2009. Aimal Khan, a political analyst at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad said it would be "disastrous" for Afghanistan.

Tens of thousands of migrants, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea, had crossed the Israeli border between 2009 and 2012. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "This phenomenon is very grave and threatens the social fabric of society, our national security and our national identity." In May 2012, Israel introduced a law which would allow illegal immigrants to be detained for up to three years, a measure that the Interior Ministry intended to stem the flow of Africans entering Israel across the desert border with Egypt. As a result, completing a barrier along the border with Egypt, illegal immigration from Africa decreased by over 99%.

Israel faces substantial (estimated at 40,000 in 2009) illegal immigration of Arab workers from the Palestinian Authority territories, a migration that includes both workers seeking employment, and homosexuals escaping the social opprobrium of Arab society.

Thousands of foreign workers who entered the country on temporary visas have overstayed and live illegally in Israel. There is a debate within Israel as to whether the Israel-born children of foreign workers should be allowed to remain in the country.

Before the Libyan civil war, Libya was home to a large illegal Sub-Saharan African population which numbers as much as 2,000,000. The mass expulsion plan to summarily deport all illegal foreigners was announced by then-current Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi in January 2008, "No resident without a legal visa will be excluded."

There are an estimated 800,000 illegal immigrants in Malaysia. In January 2009, Malaysia banned the hiring of foreign workers in factories, stores and restaurants to protect its citizens from mass unemployment amid the late 2000s recession. An ethnic Indian Malaysian was recently sentenced to whipping and 10 months in prison for hiring six illegal immigrants at his restaurant. "I think that after this, Malaysian employers will be afraid to take in foreign workers (without work permits). They will think twice", said immigration department prosecutor Azlan Abdul Latiff. "This is the first case where an employer is being sentenced to caning", he said. Illegal immigrants also face caning before being deported.

In the first six months of 2005, more than 120,000 people from Central America were deported, as compared to 2002, when for the entire year, only 130,000 were deported. People of Han Chinese origin pay about $5,500 to smugglers to be taken to Mexico from Hong Kong. It is estimated that 2.4% of rejections for work permits in Mexico correspond to Chinese citizens. In a 2010 news story, USA Today reported, "... Mexico's Arizona-style law requires local police to check IDs. And Mexican police freely engage in racial profiling and routinely harass Central American migrants, say immigration activists."

Many women from Eastern Europe, Asia, and Central and South America take jobs at table dance establishments in large cities. The National Institute of Migration (INM) in Mexico raids strip clubs and deports foreigners who work without proper documentation. In 2004, the INM deported 188,000 people at a cost of US$10 million.

In September 2007, Mexican President Calderón harshly criticized the United States government for the crackdown on illegal immigrants, saying it has led to the persecution of immigrant workers without visas. "I have said that Mexico does not stop at its border, that wherever there is a Mexican, there is Mexico", he said. However, Mexico has also deported US citizens, deporting 2,000 cases in 2015 and 1,243 in 2014.

Illegal immigration of Cubans through Cancún tripled from 2004 to 2006. In October 2008, Mexico tightened its immigration rules and agreed to deport Cubans who use the country as an entry point to the US. It also criticized US policy that generally allows Cubans who reach US territory to stay. Cuban Foreign Minister said the Cuban-Mexican agreement would lead to "the immense majority of Cubans being repatriated."

In 2008, Nepal's Maoist-led government has initiated a major crackdown against Tibetan exiles with the aim to deport to China all Tibetans living illegally in the country. Tibetans started pouring into Nepal after a failed anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet in 1959.

As of 2005, 2.1% of the population of Pakistan had foreign origins, however the number of immigrants population in Pakistan recently grew sharply. Immigrants from South Asia make up a growing proportion of immigrants in Pakistan. The five largest immigrant groups in Pakistan are in turn Afghans, Bangladeshi, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Iranians, Indians, Sri Lankan, Burmese and Britons including a sizeable number of those of Pakistani origin. Other significant expatriate communities in the country are Armenians, Australians, Turks, Chinese, Americans, Filipinos, Bosnians and many others. Migrants from different countries of Arab world specially Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen are in thousands. Nearly all illegal migrants in Pakistan are Muslim refugees and they are accepted by the local population. There is no political support or legislation to deport these refugees from Pakistan.

It was estimated by Teresita Ang-See, a prominent leader and activist of the Chinese Filipino community, that by 2007, as much as 100,000 illegal immigrants from China are living in the Philippines, a tenth of the ethnic Chinese population. The latest influx has come in part because of Manila's move in 2005 to liberalise entry procedures for Chinese tourists and investors, a move that helped triple the number of Chinese visitors to 133,000 last year. Many of the new Chinese immigrants encounter hostility from many Filipinos, including Filipino-born Chinese, for being perceived as engaging in criminal activities and fraud.

Russia experiences a constant flow of immigration. On average, 200,000 legal immigrants enter the country every year; about half are ethnic Russians from other republics of the former Soviet Union. There are an estimated 10-12 million foreigners working in the country without legal permission to be there. There has been a significant influx of ethnic Georgians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Tajiks, and Uzbeks into large Russian cities in recent years, which has been viewed very unfavorably by many citizens and contributed to nationalist sentiments.

Many immigrant ethnic groups have much higher birth rates than native Russians, further shifting the balance. Some Chinese flee the overpopulation and birth control regulations of their home country and settle in the Far East and in southern Siberia. Russia's main Pacific port and naval base of Vladivostok, once closed to foreigners, today is bristling with Chinese markets, restaurants and trade houses. This has been occurring a lot since the Soviet collapse.

Illegal border crossing is considered a crime, and captured illegal border crossers have been sentenced to prison terms. For example, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported in October 2008 the case of a North Korean who was detained after illegally crossing the Amur River from China. Considered by Russian authorities an " economic migrant", he was sentenced to 6 months in prison and was to be deported to the country of his nationality after serving his sentence, even though he may now risk an even heavier penalty there. That was just one of the 26 cases year-to-date of illegal entrants, of various nationalities, receiving criminal punishment in Amur Oblast.

In 2004, Saudi Arabia began construction of a Saudi-Yemen barrier between its territory and Yemen to prevent the unauthorized movement of people and goods into and out of the Kingdom. Anthony H. Cordesman labeled it a "separation barrier". In February 2004, The Guardian reported that Yemeni opposition newspapers likened the barrier to the Israeli West Bank barrier, while The Independent wrote "Saudi Arabia, one of the most vocal critics in the Arab world of Israel's 'security fence' in the West Bank, is quietly emulating the Israeli example by erecting a barrier along its porous border with Yemen". Saudi officials rejected the comparison saying it was built to prevent infiltration and smuggling.

The Schengen Area is a multilateral agreement between 26 states in which they in most cases abolish the border control among themselves. These states include most of the EU countries, as well as the EEC countries Norway, Switzerland and Iceland. Any person who is physically inside any of the Schengen states will usually be able to travel to any other Schengen state without hindrance from the law enforcement, even if he or she has no legal right to enter another Schengen Area member state. A person who wishes to immigrate illegally to a Schengen Area member state may therefore find it more practical to enter it through another member state. According to a BBC report from 2012, over 80% of illegal immigrants entering the European Union pass through Greece.

EU countries that are not members of the Schengen Agreement are still committed to allow lawful entry by citizens of EU countries; they may however exercise border control at their discretion.

This typically presents a significant hindrance to persons who are trying to enter those countries illegally.

Citizens within The EU is an economic and political partnership between 28 European countries that together cover much of the European continent. A citizen of an EU member state has the right to seek employment within any other member state. The Schengen Agreement does not regulate treatment of persons who enter the Schengen Area illegally. This is therefore left to the individual states, and other applicable international treaties and European case law. Illegal immigration to Schengen and to Europe in general was increasing sharply since approximately early 2014. The main causes for this increase are the conflicts that followed the Arab Spring; in particular, the civil war in Syria has driven millions of people from their homes, and the disintegration of the Libyan government removed a major barrier for the African migrants.

Illegal immigration to some of the Schengen Area states might face different consideration depending on countries such as Bulgaria, France, Greece.

In 2013, 11,000 persons attempted to enter Bulgaria via its border with Turkey. Their aim is not believed by Bulgarian border officials to remain in Bulgaria, but to go to other European countries. In November 2013, Bulgaria started building a razor wire fence on its Turkey border, which was completed in 2015.

Children born to noncitizens in France are not immigrants themselves, but they are considered foreigners under French law, until they reach the age of 18, at which time they automatically become citizens. French citizenship is based in the idea of political unity; therefore, French citizenship may be more accessible than other EU countries, such as Germany and the UK. However, many French citizens feel that those who gain French citizenship should conform to the cultural aspects of French life. Foreigners can also become French citizens if they serve in the Foreign Legion.

French law prohibits anyone from assisting or trying to assist "the entry, movement, or irregular stay of a foreigner in France". France has an Immigration Ministry (L'immigration, l'intégration, l'asile et le développement solidaire) which begun functioning in 2007 under President Sarkozy. The government seek to combat smugglers who profit financially from moving immigrants into, through, and out of France, according to the Immigration Minister, Éric Besson.

In 2014, Hungary registered 43,000 asylum seekers and 80,000 up to July 2015. In the summer of 2015, Hungary started building a 4m high fence along its 175 km border to neighbouring Serbia to keep out the tens of thousands illegal immigrants from the Middle East and migrants trying to reach the European Union. The border was sealed on 15 September 2015 and the fence was the following day attacked by refugees and defended by riot police.

With the Hungary-Serbia border closed, migrants then started heading to Croatia, but as Croatia led the migrants to the Hungary-Croatia border, Hungary then started the construction of a second fence along its border with Croatia on 18 September 2015.

The number of illegal immigrants in Norway was estimated to roughly 20 thousand in 2009, and to between 18 and 56 thousand in 2017. Estimates by organizations working with illegal migrants are much lower, between 5 thousand and 10 thousand in 2011.

The number of irregular immigrants caught in Germany from January to November 2018 stands at 38,000 according to the Federal Police. Over 28,000 people entered Germany by land and 10,300 entering from Austria. Some 9,270 people also arrived illegally at airports and more than 1,120 people at sea ports. Most of the migrants were from Afghanistan, Nigeria, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.

No accurate estimates of the number of illegal migrants living in South Africa exist. Estimates that have been published vary widely. A 1996 Human Sciences Research Council study estimated that there were between 2.5 million and 4.1 million illegal migrants in the country. In their 2008/09 annual report, the South African Police Service stated: "According to various estimates, the number of undocumented immigrants in South Africa may vary between three and six million people". Other estimates have put the figure as high as 10 million. As of April 2015, Statistics South Africa's official estimate is of between 500,000 and one million illegal migrants. A large number of Zimbabweans have fled to South Africa as a result of instability in Zimbabwe, with many living as illegal migrants in South Africa. Sociologist Alice Bloch notes that migrants in South Africa have been the victims of xenophobia and violence, regardless of their immigration status.

According to the Republic of Korea Immigration Service, as of 31 December 2014, there were 208,778 illegal immigrants, which is 11.6% of 1,797,618 total foreign nationals who resided in South Korea. Most illegal immigrants in South Korea are Asian. The top 10 home countries of those illegal immigrants all came from other Asian countries with China at number 1 followed by Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Mongolia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Cambodia.

Since the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, there are more refugees from Iraq. The United Nations estimates that nearly 2,200,000 Iraqis have fled the country since 2003, with nearly 100,000 fleeing to Syria and Jordan each month. Most ventured to Jordan and Syria, creating demographic shifts that have worried both governments. Refugees are mired in poverty as they are generally barred from working in their host countries.

Syrian authorities worried that the new influx of refugees would limit the country's resources. Sources like oil, heat, water and electricity were said to be becoming scarcer as demand were rising. On 1 October 2007, news agencies reported that Syria reimposed restrictions on Iraqi refugees, as stated by a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Under Syria's new rules, only Iraqi merchants, businessmen and university professors with visas acquired from Syrian embassies may enter Syria.

Turkey receives many economic migrants from nearby countries such as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, but also from North Caucasus, Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Iraq War is thought to have increased the flow of illegal immigration into Turkey, and the global parties directly involved in the conflict have been accused of extending a less-helping hand than Turkey itself to resolve the precarious situation of immigrants stranded in passage.

Many try to cross the English Channel from Calais to seek asylum or refugee status in Great Britain. Truck drivers can be fined up to €2,500 if illegal immigrants are found on board. The Home Office has its agents working alongside French police and immigration agents, to prevent unauthorized people from entering the zone. An area of Calais known as "the Jungle" had a police raid in September 2009 to control illegal immigration. The French also try to stop illegal immigrants from entering France from the southern part of the country.

Non-governmental organizations, such as Secours Catholique and the Red Cross provide food, showers, and shelter to sans papiers who gather waiting to cross the Channel.

In 1986, an Iranian man was sent back to Paris, from London, as he was unable to present any ID to British immigration officers. He stayed at the airport for nearly twenty years and his story was made into a film, The Terminal

As of 2009 there were between 550,000 and 950,000 illegal immigrants in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a difficult country to reach as it is mostly located on one island and part of another, but traffickers in Calais, France have tried to smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK. Many illegal immigrants come from Africa and Asia. As of 2008 there were also many from Eastern Europe and Latin America having overstayed their visas.

A 2012 study carried out by the University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) has estimated that there were 120,000 irregular migrant children in the UK, of whom 65,000 were born in the UK to parents without legal status. According to the study these children are at risk of destitution, exploitation and social exclusion because of contradictory and frequently changing rules and regulations which jeopardize their access to healthcare, education, protection by the police and other public services.

The Home Office estimated that 4,000 to 10,000 applications a year to stay in the UK are made on the basis of a sham marriage. Many undocumented immigrants or asylum seekers have tried to enter the UK from France, by hiding inside trucks or trains.

Approximately 11 million illegal immigrants were estimated to be living in the United States in 2006. Estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center show the number of illegal immigrants has declined to 11.1 million in March 2009, from a peak of 12 million in March 2007. The majority of the illegal immigrants are from Mexico. The issue of illegal immigration has long been controversial in the United States. In 2007, President George W. Bush called for Congress to endorse his guest worker proposal, stating that illegal immigrants took jobs that Americans would not take.

Political groups like Americans for Legal Immigration have formed to demand enforcement of immigration laws and secure borders. ALIPAC has also called for "safe departure" border checkpoints, free of criminal checks.

In a 2011 news story, the Los Angeles Times reported,

... illegal immigrants in 2010 were parents of 5.5 million children, 4.5 million of whom were born in the U.S. and are citizens. Because illegal immigrants are younger and more likely to be married, they represented a disproportionate share of births-8% of the babies born in the U.S. between March 2009 and March 2010 were to at least one illegal immigrant parent.

Immigration from Mexico to the United States has slowed in recent years. This has been attributed to the slowing of the U.S. economy, the buildup in security along the border and increased violence on the Mexican side of the Mexico-United States border.

In 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed the US attorneys offices not to use the term "undocumented immigrants", but to instead refer to people as "illegal aliens".

See Dominican immigration to Puerto Rico#Illegal immigration

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- Political instability/war: potentially due to corruption that is innate or planted by another power (usually western powers) that causes poor life conditions that are either unfair or downright oppressive. in addition to the political instability that could cause war which would encourage people to try and escape and immigrate into other nations.

- Human Trafficking: some people traffic other people for profit, selling them as labor slaves or other things; sometimes when people escape from those sorts of malicious organizations/environments, which leads them to be stranded in countries foreign to them as they try to rebuild their lives.

- Asylum: Some of those that end up illegally migrating are desperate to escape their original nation to seek asylum (escape any sorts of danger whether immediate or in general due to the conditions of the country)

- Lack of citizenship: some people are born to unfortunate circumstances where they were never granted citizenship in the country they were born, that either try to take advantage of their situation and try to use that as a way to gain a different citizenship than the one that should've been given to them, while others try to escape to another nation to gain citizenship as their lack of one in their country has caused them tremendous trouble

- For education: people that do not have access to good education or education at all are desperate to either seek it out themselves or send their children out so they can at least secure their future, and as they were not endowed with the means to gain qualification, their financial situation is not the best and hence they resort to illegal migration.

- For work/money: Poverty is often one of the strongest and most compelling motive and cause for illegal migration, as those who are doing so cannot naturally afford to move to another country via legal means, i.e. via proper travel methods and securing housing and so on, due to that they resort to any means possible to reach a place they can secure occupations that brings them any sort of sustainable income that is more considerable than their previous jobs, so they leave their lives behind and start new ones elsewhere in hopes of a better future.

- Overpopulation: overpopulated countries can be a cause for poor life and poverty due to for example, not having a lot of job opportunities or sufficient housing space, so they try to seek other places to be able to survive.

- Family Reunification: Some people that have family or spouses or whoever else that is related to them elsewhere; they cause illegal immigration by going themselves into those nations or by bringing them over.

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“Illegal residence” redirects here. For the building of illegal housing, see Illegal construction.

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1.	Topic: Causes of Increased Anxiety and Depression in Today’s World 

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1.	Topic: Causes of Increased Anxiety and Depression in Today’s World 

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team: sayed amin and Mohamed moussa

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Causes:

1. Political instability/war

1. Ukraine

2. Palestine

2. Overpopulation and Poverty

3. Seeking better opportunities or seeking development

1. The American Dream

4. Family Reunification

5. Economy

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Driven by desperation from the Israeli blockade, some Gaza Palestinians make risky migration attempts by sea.

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 Topic: What are the main causes for the increase in illegal migration?

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 Topic: What are the main causes for the increase in illegal migration?

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-The instability of the migrant's original country due to multiple factors; potentially due to corruption that is innate or planted by another power (usually western powers).

- Human Trafficking, or escape from those sorts of malicious organizations/environments, which leads them to be stranded in countries foreign to them as they try to rebuild their lives.

- Some of those that end up illegally migrating are desperate to escape their original nation to seek asylum (escape any sorts of danger whether immediate or in general due to the conditions of the country)

- Lack of citizenship; some people are born to unfortunate circumstances where they were never granted citizenship in the country they were born, that either try to take advantage of their situation and try to use that as a way to gain a different citizenship than the one that should've been given to them, while others try to escape to another nation to gain citizenship as their lack of one in their country has caused them tremendous trouble

- For education; people that do not have access to good education or education at all are desperate to either seek it out themselves or send their children out so they can at least secure their future, and as they were not endowed with the means to gain qualification, their financial situation is not the best and hence they resort to illegal migration.

- For work/money; Poverty is often one of the strongest and most compelling motive and cause for illegal migration, as those who are doing so cannot naturally afford to move to another country via legal means, i.e. via proper travel methods and securing housing and so on, due to that they resort to any means possible to reach a place they can secure occupations that brings them any sort of sustainable income that is more considerable than their previous jobs, so they leave their lives behind and start new ones elsewhere in hopes of a better future.

- Family Reunification; Some people that have family or spouses or whoever else that is related to them that could be a motive to go to a nation that you are not allowed in, would be a cause for illegal immigration.

Team members:
- MHD MAJD ALESLAM
-NoorEldeen Tardi

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Systematic checks at the EU's external borders on everyone entering the Union - including EU citizens - were introduced in April 2017. In October 2017, Parliament backed a common electronic system to speed up checks at the Schengen area's external borders and to register all non-EU travellers.

Etias: authorisation for non-EU visa-exempted travellers

The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (Etias) is an electronic visa waiver programme that will require travellers from visa-exempt countries to obtain an electronic travel authorisation before travelling to the EU. The authorisation will be valid for three years or until the passport expires and will allow multiple entries into the Schengen Area for stays of up to 90 days within a six-month period. It is expected to be launched in 2024.

Reform of EU border check procedures for irregular migrants

In April 2023, Parliament approved its position on revisions to the external border procedure for managing irregular migrants and will now begin negotiations with the Council. The changes aim to better address the complexities and challenges of managing migration while ensuring that the rights and needs of irregular migrants are respected and protected.

It proposes the possibility of a faster and simplified procedure for asylum claims directly after screening. These should be completed in 12 weeks, including appeals. In the case of a rejection or dismissal of a claim, the failed applicant should be returned within 12 weeks.

The new rules would also limit the use of detention. While an asylum claim is being assessed or the return procedure is being processed, the asylum applicant has to be accommodated by the EU country. Detention should only be used as a last resort.

EU countries would have to set up independent mechanisms for the monitoring and assessment of reception and detention conditions, with the aim of ensuring respect for EU and international refugee laws and human rights.

Screening migrants at EU border

In April 2023, Parliament also approved its position for a revision of the screening regulation. MEPs are now set to enter negotiations with EU countries. The revised rules on screening will apply at EU borders to people who do not fulfil the entry conditions of an EU country and who apply for international protection at a border crossing point. They include identification, fingerprinting, security checks, and preliminary health and vulnerability assessment.

The screening procedure should take up to five days, or 10 in the case of a crisis situation. National authorities will then decide on either granting international protection or initiating the return procedure.

European Border and Coast Guard Agency

In December 2015, the European Commission put forward a proposal on establishing a European Border and Coast Guard with the aim of reinforcing the management and security of the EU's external borders and supporting national border guards.

The new agency, which was launched in October 2016, united Frontex and the national authorities responsible for border management. There are plans to give the agency a standing corps of 10,000 border guards by 2027.

Integrated Border Management Fund

In a resolution adopted in July 2021, Parliament approved the renewed Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF) and agreed to allocate €6.24 billion to it. The new fund should help to enhance member states' capacities in border management while ensuring fundamental rights are respected. It will also contribute to a common, harmonised visa policy, and introduce protective measures for vulnerable people arriving in Europe, notably unaccompanied children.

The fund will work closely with the new Internal Security Fund, focusing on tackling terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime. The Internal Security Fund was also approved by Parliament in July 2021 with a budget of €1.9 billion.

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Countering irregular migration: better EU border management | News | European Parliament

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The influx of migrants and the security of external borders is a challenge for Europe. Learn more about how Parliament is addressing the situation.

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Each student please write your three causes or effects for your topic.

Step 1: Write Your Team Names
Step 2: Write your topic name (state cause or effect focus)
Step 3: Write your three causes or Effects (bullet points only) - but be "insightful" (in-depth ideas preferred).