artificial intelligence

8 New Jobs That Didn’t Exist Before the Digital Economy

Submitted by -zhu on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 15:31

The world today is immensely different than the world of ten years ago. Ten years ago, the internet was abuzz with talk of “Web 2.0,” people were most concerned about setting their top-eight friends on Myspace and the world was just being introduced to the first iPhone. Since then, the internet and all things digital have continued their rapid growth. That’s no surprise there, as you’re most likely reading this article from a mobile device. This new age of widespread interconnectivity and the accompanying business growth spurred by it is now being referred to as the digital economy.

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Employment
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Labour market

Artificial intelligence: Implications for China | McKinsey & Company

Submitted by ruggia on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 16:10

The country is becoming a hub for global AI development. Five priorities can help China harness AI for productivity growth and prepare for the societal shifts it may unleash.

Artificial intelligence, or the idea that computer systems can perform functions typically associated with the human mind, has gone from futuristic speculation to present-day reality. A new discussion paper from the McKinsey Global Institute, originally presented at the 2017 China Development Forum, explores AI’s potential to fuel China’s productivity growth—and to disrupt the nation’s workforce.

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The Challenges Confronting China’s Digital Economy by Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng - Project Syndicate

Submitted by ruggia on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 15:53

Dec 26, 2017 ANDREW SHENG ,  XIAO GENG

If China is to ensure the continued development of its digital economy, while containing the risks associated with disruption, its leaders will need to implement smart regulations. And that will require careful consideration of the factors that have contributed to – and impeded – its progress so far.

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china
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Employment
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Digital Platforms
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New technology: destroyer or creator of jobs?

Submitted by fabbri on Fri, 01/19/2018 - 09:56

 Euronews (18.01.2018)  Advances in technology are having a big impact on a broad range of industries, provoking intense debate about the future of work.  Workers across the world are increasingly aware of what many consider an existential threat to a wide array of jobs. Safe and efficient autonomous vehicles, for example, may make truck drivers obsolete in the not too distant future.

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Anticiper les impacts économiques et sociaux de l'intelligence artificielle

Submitted by massetti on Mon, 11/13/2017 - 16:13

France Stratégie (nov 2017) Le but de ce rapport est de sortir d’une vision simpliste (compréhension « magique » de l’IA, focalisation sur la disparition massive d’emplois, idée que l’IA nous tombe dessus quoi que l’on fasse induisant une passivité devant le choc annoncé).

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Labour market
Large-scale automation
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Artificial intelligence and the future of work and skills: will this time be different?

Submitted by massetti on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 16:35

OECD (25.10.2017)  Of course, artificial intelligence (AI) has its own special features as a technology and is obviously different than a car or a copier. At the level of an entire economy, however, the effects of different technologies on jobs and skills are often quite similar. Will this be true for AI as well?

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What artificial intelligence really means for policy makers

Submitted by massetti on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 16:32

OECD (12.10.2017) The OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017 looks at the potential and risks associated with the rapid development of AI and robots

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[Opinion] How AI Can Help Africa Get Universal Health Care Before America

Submitted by fabbri on Tue, 10/31/2017 - 15:45

newsweek (31.10.2017) While American politicians quarrel over the Affordable Care Act, the United States—one of the few industrialized countries without universal health care—still spends twice as much per person per year on health expenses as the U.K. and Canada. For all the debates over Obamacare, however, America boasts 38 MRI machines per one million people: Nigeria, a country of 180 million people, has only four. Across Africa, the ratio of doctors to patients is painfully low.

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Going Digital - OECD

Submitted by ruggia on Wed, 10/25/2017 - 17:49

The ongoing digital transformation of economies and societies holds many promises to spur innovation, generate efficiencies, and improve services, and in doing so boost more inclusive and sustainable growth as well as enhance well-being. But these benefits go hand-in-hand with disruptions.

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Employment
Information and communication technology
Technological transition
Old_Global Challenges
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Internal impact
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Artificial intelligence: why a global dialogue is critical

Submitted by ruggia on Wed, 10/25/2017 - 17:39

oecd.org (24.10.2017 ) The world is moving so fast that tomorrow seems like yesterday. Nowhere are the changes coming faster than in the science of artificial intelligence. Applications that sounded like science fiction only a decade ago are now part of our daily lives. Douglas Frantz, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD discusses the potential of Artificial Intelligence ahead of the OECD conference “AI: Intelligent Machines, Smart Policies”.

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