1. The Automation Agenda Hidden by the Davos Elite.
- Author
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Roose, Kevin
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AUTOMATION , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence , *EXECUTIVES' attitudes , *EFFECT of automation on labor supply , *MACHINE learning , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations - Abstract
The author discusses the significant automation and artificial intelligence-related interests of corporate executives at the 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting held in Davos, Switzerland. Topics explored include the way the WEF attendees acknowledged the negative impact of automation on labor supply, the business investments focused on the adoption of machine learning and other technological innovations, and their speculated plan to replace human workers with machines.
- Published
- 2019