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How did Iran become poor in the last ten years?/ Amir Aghayi

Last month, the publication of an advertisement on the “Divar” website regarding a request from a poor family in Semiram, located in Isfahan province, was met with a lot of reactions from social media users. In the published advertisement, this family has asked citizens not to throw away their “extra food” and to give it […]...

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People with disabilities have been forgotten in Iran/ Azad Mohammadi

Laws that are not enforced, facilities that are handed over to the private sector in the city, and budget cuts. The citizenship and human rights of individuals with disabilities are not considered in Iran and it seems that they are caught in the problems of the government, budget shortages, and chaotic privatization. The people of […]...

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The government is trying to open up the foreign job market/ Amir Aghaei.

The Deputy Minister of Employment of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor, and Social Welfare announced the launch of “Labor Market Diplomacy” for the deployment of skilled workforce to Qatar. He added, “In the past six months, Qatar has issued 500 work visas for Iranians and negotiations between the two sides are ongoing.” According to the […]...

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Compulsory military service, a serious concern and obstacle in the lives of Iranian youth/ Keyumars Amiri

“Compulsory military service” which is also referred to as “Sacred Service under the Flag”, has been a serious concern and obstacle in the lives of young people and even middle-aged men since its inception until now. Those who have passed the age of eligibility and are still subject to compulsory military service are affected by […]...

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Examining the Threats and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence for the Job Market in a Conversation with Ahmad Mirdari, Former Deputy Minister of Labor / Matin Mostafaei

Last week, the media outlet “Kuwait News” unveiled a female presenter who was created using “artificial intelligence”. The name of this presenter, who was dressed in a black coat and a white t-shirt, is “Faze”. She is expected to read online bulletins for her viewers. This trend is rapidly expanding and has affected various sectors […]...

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Kamal Atahari: There is no focus on development in the government of Iran/ Ali Kalaii

“I have been saying for years that instead of simplistic statements like leaving everything to the market, we should turn the public space into a space for consensus on development. These are the final parts of the words of Kamal Atahari, a political economist and development researcher, in an interview with Khat-e-Solh magazine. The conversation […]...

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Will artificial intelligence take our jobs? / Amin Ghazaei

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the progress of technology and mechanization of production processes, or automation, has caused waves of unemployment in the job market. Marx and other social theorists show that due to the reliance of production on the profits of capitalists, machines instead of reducing the workload of workers, lead to […]...

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The term “artificial intelligence” causes misunderstandings/ Dear Parastoo.

We don’t have anything called “Artificial Intelligence”. No one sells the future more masterfully than the technology industry. Supporters of this industry believe that in the future, we will all live in the “Metaverse”, build financial infrastructure on “Web 3.0”, and lead our lives with “Artificial Intelligence”. All three of these propositions are illusions that, […]...

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Artificial intelligence, its anxieties and hopes / Marzieh Mohabbey

Today, “artificial intelligence” is a turning point in human life, involved in changing all aspects of life, from work to social research, from surgery to philosophy, from mass production to children’s education and the realization of democracy. The image of intelligent robots conquering the world step by step creates both excitement and anxiety. Technology offers […]...

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Two sides of the coin of artificial intelligence; from job displacement to job creation / Mahsa Soltani

Although it has been years since we have heard many stories about the emergence of “robots” and their replacement with “humans”, now with the introduction of “ChatGPT OpenAI” in November last year, the discussion of “artificial intelligence” has become hotter than ever before. In these circumstances, among all the major economic concerns, one of the […]...

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Artificial intelligence or a maintenance plan; which one is the competitor of Iran’s human force in unemployment? / Mozhdeh Bagheri

In recent months, the technology giants of the world have been unveiling their various products in the field of “artificial intelligence”. While the hot topic in the global IT world these days is the emergence of different assistants such as ChatGPT, in Iran, IT companies are still facing a threat called the “Protection Plan”. These […]...

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