As technology becomes cheaper, more advanced and more accessible, the possibility of large numbers of autonomous robots entering the workforce is increasing.

University of Melbourne · Futurity 26 Mar 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

This is how AI is putting stress on workers

The adoption of new information technologies, such as AI, is influencing not just employment and wages, but worker well-being.

Isamu Yamamoto · VoxEU 25 Mar 2019

Big Data

Don't compare data to oil – digitization needs a new mindset

Old paradigms drawn from the previous industrial revolution will only hold us back.

Olli-Pekka Heinonen and Hermanni Hyytiälä 22 Mar 2019

United States

In polarized America, a new divide looms

The IT revolution changed the way people work. The advance of automation could call into question whether people will work at all. Not all people, however. Just some.

Sean Fleming 18 Mar 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

This is what the ancient Greeks had to say about robotics and AI

Ancient Greek myths contain many references to non-human intelligence which came way before the first semblances of man-made robots.

Aaron Hertzmann · Futurity 18 Mar 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Why AI will make healthcare personal

Harnessing artificial intelligence to analyze DNA and streamline treatments will usher in an age of bespoke medicine.

Peter Schwartz 14 Mar 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

If AI is used to create art, who gets the credit?

AI has opened up a fascinating new genre of art - and is generating debate on ideas of authorship.

Aaron Hertzmann · The Conversation 14 Mar 2019

Information Technology

Can you tell a real face from an AI fake?

Artificial intelligence has become so advanced that it is able to produce incredibly convincing pictures of people who don't even exist.

University of Washington · Futurity 14 Mar 2019

Education and Skills

The digital skills gap is widening fast. Here’s how to bridge it

Advances in technology are increasing demand for new kinds of jobs and for the requisite skills. But there could be a shortfall of more than 750,000 sufficiently skilled workers by 2020 i...

Miguel Milano 12 Mar 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

It's time for financial services to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Here's why

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing industries of all stripes - but, curiously, financial services has been slow on the uptake. Here's why - and how - that should change

Vinay Nair 11 Mar 2019

Education and Skills

Why 'perpetual learning' will help you thrive in the changing world of work

The concept of skilling, reskilling and lifelong learning is not new, but the pace of disruption is now faster than ever, and educational and career pathways are less defined.

Tae Yoo 06 Mar 2019

Agile Governance

Here are 4 tips for governing by design in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

From talking less and acting more, to dethroning policy-makers and designers, here's how we can start to govern proactively for the future, rather than just responding reactively to the f...

Christian Bason and Kris Broekaert 04 Mar 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Meet Stan: the robot valet that parks your car at the airport

Maximizing resource utilization is a common feature of many organizations’ cost-reduction and revenue-generating strategies. Could AI help unlock latent capacity, improve resource usage a...

Sean Fleming 04 Mar 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

India wants exclusive rights to the tonnes of data lying with e-commerce firms in the country

Indian online shoppers’ data is a “national asset” and a “mine of natural resource,” which the Indian government wants exclusive rights to.

Durba Ghosh · Quartz 04 Mar 2019

Climate Change

What is Earth? How we answer could define our future

The astronomical body we call home is becoming increasingly difficult to define.

Matthieu Emmanuel Galvez and Elise Amel 28 Feb 2019

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