‘Additive manufacturing’ needs to embrace change, such as sustainability and materials flexibility, if it’s going to fulfil its true potential for industry.

Hugo Da Silva 16 Nov 2018

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Could AI make doctors obsolete?

Technology is set to play a major role in the future of healthcare - but what could AI mean for doctors?

Vanessa Rampton · ETH Zurich 13 Nov 2018

Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving Globalization 4.0

Five things we can learn from looking backwards, and forwards, at the impact of technology on global trade.

Nicholas Davis and Derek O'Halloran 08 Nov 2018

China

9 stories from China you might have missed in October

From same-sex mice becoming parents to small-town Chinese gaining a taste for luxury, here are October's top stories from the Middle Kingdom.

David Aikman 08 Nov 2018

Human Rights

How do we build an ethical framework for the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

As artificial intelligence and genetic technologies gain ground, our shared values can help us balance tech progress with human rights.

Hilary Sutcliffe and Anne-Marie Allgrove 07 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

Predicting justice: what if algorithms entered the courthouse?

Artificial intelligence in courts could help make justice more efficient. But would it be fair?

Daniela Piana · The Conversation 07 Nov 2018

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

The eight types of AI you should know about

"Purpose impacts the choice of technology, how it is measured and the ethics of its application."

Jen Hyatt 06 Nov 2018

Future of Economic Progress

What is inclusive capitalism, and why does it matter?

As businesses and governments adjust to the new realities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the idea that the ultimate value of business success is the extent to which it enriches shar...

Miguel Milano 05 Nov 2018

Global Economic Imbalances

Here’s how millennials can make globalization 4.0 work for all

Globalization 4.0 is the theme of Davos 2019. One writer gives five ways young people can shape this wave of change for the better.

Julia Luscombe 05 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

What we can learn from Asia’s courts of the future

Courts in the Fourth Industrial Revolution will involve virtual supply chains, blockchain-encoded smart contracts, AI-enabled judges and lawyers, and digital currency-based fines and paym...

Viva Dadwal and Mark Beer 02 Nov 2018

Media, Entertainment and Information

Utopia from scratch, 60% of wildlife gone and other stories of the week

In this week's round-up, you can also read about alien asteroids, digital distrust and the AI that beat 20 lawyers.

Adrian Monck 02 Nov 2018

Advanced Manufacturing

People, not technology, shape the future of manufacturing

It's how people choose to use new technologies that will decide how the production jobs of the future evolve.

Torbjørn Netland and Lino Guzzella 01 Nov 2018

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