“What is all the fuss about? The answer can be summed up with one word, productivity. “I think our estimate is a little over $4 trillion in global productivity per year by 2030,”said IBM CEO Arvind Krishna. It is the promise of designing a molecule or producing a car in half the time that gets…
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Davos Agenda: What you need to know about technology
“Take a look at AI. There are more than 80 international standards and frameworks governing the use and ethics of AI, but this can impose ‘burdensome and sometimes conflicting obligations on organizations operating across national boundaries,’ said the Forum’s Global Risk Report 2020. ‘The proliferation of standards also makes it more difficult for countries and…
AI Weekly: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Marc Benioff, and the future of the world
“The future of AI was a main topic at Davos this week, but it was also on the mind of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a woman quickly becoming the most popular freshman Congresswoman in recent memory. According to a Brookings Institution report out this week, AI will create some jobs and disrupt many others, disproportionately affecting…
Everything you need to know about the Fourth Industrial Revolution
“The Fourth Industrial Revolution will take center stage at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting next week in Davos, Switzerland. Simply put, the Fourth Industrial Revolution refers to how technologies like artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and the internet of things are merging with humans’ physical lives. Think of voice-activated assistants, facial ID recognition or…