The Chinese government is hoping the mushrooming AI sector will be worth $1 trillion yuan by 2030. Here are the five companies currently leading the field.

Digital Media Team 20 Sep 2018

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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How AI could help us manage natural disasters

Technology could be used to identify the sites of natural disasters, using social media information.

Roger Wang · The Conversation 20 Sep 2018

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Information Technology

Technology could be the solution to these five global problems

Sophisticated technology is allowing us to tackle some of the most pressing problems facing the world.

Finbarr Toesland · Raconteur 20 Sep 2018

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Values

We're living in the age of the great communicator. This is why

Storytelling and communication are vital skills in the modern economy.

Knowledge@Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 20 Sep 2018

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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

8 predictions for the near-future of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence will need to go mainstream and shake off its scary reputation if it’s going to deliver on the many promises its supporters make.

Sean Fleming 19 Sep 2018

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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

You’ve heard of 5G, but what about the quantum internet?

The promise of more speed and greater capacity defines development in tech. Quantum computing and 5G mobile are two new paradigms that promise to deliver both.

Sean Fleming 18 Sep 2018

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India

Here's how India can soar in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Manufacturing fuelled the economic miracles of Taiwan, Korea and Singapore. Here's how it could turn India into a global powerhouse for the robot age.

Suchi Kedia 18 Sep 2018

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Innovation

Meet 10 young scientists who will make you hopeful for the future

Meet some of the brightest young minds on the planet, who are working on solutions to our biggest challenges: everything from food security to AI and infectious diseases.

Martha Chahary 18 Sep 2018

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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How robotics can help humanitarians bridge the digital divide

New technology doesn't have to widen the digital divide. Drones and robots could help the global south take charge of its resources if they're used with local needs in mind.

Viviana Laperchia 17 Sep 2018

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China

Why the world should pay attention to Xi Jinping's bookshelf

President Xi Jinping wants China to become the world leader in artificial intelligence over the next 12 years - and the country is already well on the way.

Igor Tulchinsky 17 Sep 2018

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China

AI can solve China’s doctor shortage. Here’s how

China is aging more rapidly than almost any country in the world, its doctors are overburdened, and its healthcare system is creaking. Could robots come to the rescue?

Andy Ho 17 Sep 2018

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Digital Economy and Society

These US tech giants have the most AI-related patents

Investment in AI is soaring.

Jenny Scribani · Visual Capitalist 17 Sep 2018

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