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St udyFi ndsThatTechFai l sPeopl eEveryWeek Near l yonei nt wopeopl esayt echnol ogyf ai l st hem onceaweekor mor e,anewst udycommi ssi onedbyCRI TI CALSof t war ehasr eveal ed. TheOnePol lsur veyof2, 000peopl eal sof oundt hatonl yhal fofpeopl e t hi nkt het echi nt hei rl i vesi spr oper l yt est edbef or ebei ngsol d,despi t e 98% st at i ngt hatt her el i abi l i t yoft het echt heyusei si mpor t ant . 95% ofpeopl esayt hathavi ngt echnol ogypr oper l yt est edbyi ndust r y exper t si si mpor t ant ,muchmor et hant hosewhost r esst hei mpor t ance oft hebr andbehi ndt het ech( 73%) ,wher ei twaspur chased( 70%) ,or wher ei twasmade( 61%) .
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NunoSi l va,CRI TI CALSof t war e,added:“ Today ,mor eandmor et echnol ogi esar ebei ngusedi ni mpor t antsyst ems.Forexampl e,moder n car si ncl udecompl exsyst emst hatar ei ncr easi ngl yr esponsi bl ef or saf et yf eat ur esandbanksuseadvancedsecur i t yt echnol ogi est opr ot ectonl i nesyst ems.Ast heseki ndsoft echnol ogi eshaveabi gger i mpactonourl i ves,t hei mpor t anceofensur i ngt heyar er el i abl ei s mor ei mpor t antt hanever . ”
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NunoSi l va,CRI TI CALSof t war e’ sChi efTestEngi neer ,sai d:“ Foral l t heawei nspi r i ngdevel opment s,peopl est i l lseem t ohaveconcer ns aboutt her el i abi l i t yoft het echnol ogyweusei nourl i ves.Thepr essur e t or el easenewt echnol ogi escansomet i mescomeatacostt or el i abi l i t y .Thepr obl em wi t ht hi si st hatmor eandmor et echnol ogi esar ebecomi ngcr i t i calt oourdayt odayl i ves,i mpact i ngt hi ngsl i kesaf et yand secur i t y ,andt heconsequencesofget t i ngt heset hi ngswr ongcanbe cat ast r ophi c. ”
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“ Thei mpactt hataut omat i oncanhaveonpr oduct i vi t yshoul dnotbeunder est i mat ed.Looki ngatr ecr ui t mentandHRspeci f i cal l y ,r obot scanbedepl oyedt ounder t aket r adi t i onal l yt i meconsumi ng admi ni st r at i vet asksar oundcompl i ance,f orexampl e.Thi sper hapsexpl ai nswhyr ecentr esear chby Al exanderMannSol ut i onspol l i ngover3000 seni orHRpr of essi onal s,f oundt hat96% bel i eve t hatAIhast hepot ent i alt oenhancet al entacqui si t i onandr et ent i on. ”
Comment i ngont hef i ndi ngs,Laur i ePadua,Di r ect orofConsul t i ngatAl exanderMannSol ut i ons, not es; “ TheFut ur eofWor kCommi ssi on’ sr ecentr epor t suppor t swhatAl exanderMannSol ut i onshasl ong pr oj ect ed:t her i seofaut omat i oni nt hewor kpl acei s cr eat i ng,r at hert handest r oyi ng,oppor t uni t i es. ” Nor t hWal es