The rise in automation and what it means for the future
网页2021年4月7日 — Automation drives down costs, improves agility and makes new business models practical, with a potential upside of more than tenfold improvement in efficiency. The elephant in the room, however, remains the immediate association with job replacement and the resulting rise in socio-economic gaps.
Weapons powered by artificial intelligence need to be regulated
网页2021年6月23日 — Frontier risks are low-likelihood, high-impact threats that could arise as humans explore new realms, whether technological, ecological or territorial. Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems don't need human control to act and pose a critical frontier risk. Global regulations on the use of militarized artificial intelligence are insufficient but ...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: what it means, how to respond
网页2016年1月14日 — Now a Fourth Industrial Revolution is building on the Third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres. There are three reasons why today’s transformations represent not ...
How industries can use automation to innovate | World Economic …
网页2021年3月9日 — According to Accenture, by 2030 the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) could not only add trillions to the global economy but also increase productivity and efficiency for manufacturers worldwide. A World Economic Forum report in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has suggested that …
A short history of jobs and automation - The World Economic Forum
网页2020年9月3日 — One-third of all jobs could be at risk of automation in the next decade. People with low educational attainment are most at risk. Previous waves of mechanization have caused difficulty and anxiety too. Technology could create millions more jobs than it displaces. Millions of people across the globe have lost their jobs to the COVID-19 crisis.
What are the consequences of global automation? | World …
网页2021年10月18日 — Despite projected automation increasing global GDP, the average living global adult in 2050 is left roughly 1% worse off. Only in Japan - with its high share of high skill workers, very old population, and highly redistributive fiscal system - are all skill groups born after 2027 made better off in the baseline scenario relative to no automation.
What impact will automation have on our future society? Here are …
网页2018年2月28日 — Looking back at the history of artificial intelligence, it is plausible that we will witness similar setbacks in research interest or a temporary plateau in technological advancement, which might be caused by bottlenecks in computing power, quality of training data, or an inability to understand the outputs.
Recession and Automation Changes Our Future of Work, But …
网页2020年10月20日 — Amanda Russo, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, +41 79 392 6898, arus@weforum.org
Here's how automation and digitalization are impacting workers
网页2023年1月30日 — Automation and digitalization increasingly require workers with specialized knowledge for specific tasks, three experts say. Technological progress is also leading to rising wage inequality, because there are rising wage premiums for specialized work. Automation may not simply substitute workers, but also enhance the …
Here's how automation and job creation can go hand in hand
网页2022年9月26日 — A study by MIT and Boston University found that the negative impact of automation on the job market can be offset by new tasks as “all technologies create productivity effects that contribute to labor demand.”. This is corroborated by a World Economic Forum study that predicts by 2025, digital technologies will create at …