Artificial Intelligence
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Maria Basso
Maria Basso is the Head of AI Applications and Impact at the Centre for AI Excellence (CAIE) at the World Economic Forum. She leads flagship initiatives that harness AI and digital technologies to transform industries and society.
In her role, Maria oversees strategic programmes that advance real-world AI applications, strengthen CAIE’s global community, and drive strategies to amplify the Centre’s impact. Her work focuses on fostering equitable, human-centered transformation across industries, economies, and societies.
Previously, Maria served as Digital Technologies Portfolio Manager at the Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) and as Platform Curator for the Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains Centre. Before joining the Forum, she advanced sustainable development, innovation, and digital transformation agendas through positions with the United Nations, McKinsey & Company, and the University of California, Berkeley.
Maria holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Trieste.
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Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Intelligence
What works in AI: The leading companies turning AI into real-world impact
AI is central to the World Economic Forum’s MINDS programme, recognizing companies using AI for real-world impact, with an insights report and a forthcoming third cohort.
Artificial Intelligence
¿Qué se necesita para que la IA tenga un balance energético neto positivo para 2030?
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Artificial Intelligence
What will it take to achieve net-positive AI energy by 2030?
Data centre electricity demand is only rising, making efficiency gains and clean energy urgent. These three drivers can help get to net positive AI energy.
Technological Innovation
入选首批MINDS计划的AI赋能行业转型现实用例
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Technological Innovation
What’s working in AI? Real-world transformations from the first MINDS cohort
The World Economic Forum's MINDS programme shows how AI can be applied with purpose to solve complex challenges. Here are some of the first cohort winners.
Emerging Technologies
AIが「話題の技術」から「グローバルソリューション」になるには
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Emerging Technologies
How AI can move from hype to global solutions
AI is set to revolutionize industries by automating tasks, enhancing decision-making and enabling hyper-personalized solutions but adoption remains uneven.
Emerging Technologies
From decision-making to efficiency gains: Leaders at 'Summer Davos' discuss ways to harness AI
Maximizing the potential and avoiding the pitfalls of AI was high on the agenda at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC24) in China.
Manufacturing and Value Chains
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Thriving in the future demands a bold reinvention of industrial ecosystems, and depends on three pivotal avenues for growth.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This non-profit is using 3D-printing technology to give refugees the gift of hearing
3D printing is producing hearing aids for refugee children, highlighting how advanced manufacturing techniques will be key to more inclusive healthcare.
Manufacturing and Value Chains
为实现可持续的电动汽车转型，政策制定者需要在这三件事上展开合作
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Forum in Focus
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Industry efforts to reach net zero are focused on accelerating the electric vehicle transition, and the regulatory landscape in major markets must follow.
Forum in Focus
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