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knowledge worker

British

noun

a person employed to produce or analyse ideas and information

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But for AI to truly replace a knowledge worker requires the workers themselves to do the training to train these AI systems.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

But the authors said their findings suggested something broader: that the office, at least for a certain type of white-collar knowledge worker, played an important role in early-career development.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Number of different software tools or services used by an average knowledge worker from 1970 til now.

From The Verge • May 26, 2020

For McNeely, because it can encourage "professional and knowledge worker groups" to organize, which he thinks is the future for unions.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2019

In a world where everyone is speeding up and cramming their schedule to get ahead, the modern knowledge worker should do the opposite: slow down, work less, learn more and think long-term.

From Time • Oct. 24, 2017

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