Forum in the News - May 17

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17 May 2018
2018
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World Economic Forum: Western Balkans’ assets can help it control its destiny -- European Business Review

Ahead of today's Strategic Dialogue on the Western Balkans, Martina Larkin, Head of Europe, talks on the region's opportunities for advancing in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Facebook’s blockchain experiment raises eyebrows -- FT

It remains unclear if any of these blockchain or cryptocurrency projects will bear fruit, but Sheila Warren, head of blockchain at the World Economic Forum, said she thought starting a lab to investigate blockchain was a “really smart move” for Facebook.

Perhaps Facebook could benefit from the Forum's framework for analyzing blockchain opportunities.

Can AI Learn to Understand Emotions? -- PBS

Rana el Kallouby is helping AI understand human emotions, and is working with the Forum to design an ethics curriculum for schools.

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