Large-scale automation

Large-scale automation

  • Robotization and large-scale automation of production and services.
  • Businesses based on Artificial Intelligence and advanced algorithms.
  • Large-scale self-services.

High-risk Artificial Intelligence to be ‘certified, tested and controlled,’ Commission says

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 10:56

EURACTIV.com (19.02.2020) Artificial Intelligence technologies carrying a high-risk of abuse that could potentially lead to an erosion of fundamental rights will be subjected to a series of new requirements, the European Commission announced on Wednesday (19 February).

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[Report] WHO Europe: Digital health systems

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 08:51

EuroWHO (September 2019) This issue of Eurohealth provides interesting oversight of the key issues surrounding the digitalization of health systems and how together, we can leverage the benefits of digital health.

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The economics of artificial intelligence: Implications for the future of work

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 10:37

ILO Research Paper Series (Oct 2018) The current wave of technological change based on advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) has created widespread fear of job losses and further rises in inequality. This paper discusses the rationale for these fears, highlighting the specific nature of AI and comparing previous waves of automation and robotization with the current advancements made possible by a wide-spread adoption of AI.

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Is Latin America Ready for the Robot Revolution?

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 07/05/2019 - 16:27

Americas Quarterly (17.06.2019) Automation is coming to the Americas - sooner than we think.

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OECD adopts new Principles on Artificial Intelligence

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 10:28

digitaljournal.com (23.05.2019) OECD, plus partner countries, has formally adopted a new set of OECD 'Principles on Artificial Intelligence'. This took place at the Organisation’s 2019 Ministerial Council Meeting on May 22 in Paris.

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Exponential Disruption in the Digital Economy

Submitted by ruggia on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 14:01

This paper addresses five disruptive technologies that are driving massive economic transformation and that will be critical areas for public policy formulation and implementation in the region in the years ahead: cloud computing, blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.

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Americas
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Nearly half of ALL jobs could be lost or radically transformed due to automation in next two decades

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 04/29/2019 - 11:56

dailymail.co.uk (26.04.2019) A report from the OECD says automation will affect for half of all jobs. In 20 years, 14 percent will be fully automated, and 32 percent will be affected. To help transition it's time that governments develop a plan for workers. Training and even funding could be a part of the solution says the OECD 

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[Report] OECD Employment Outlook 2019: The Future of Work

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 04/26/2019 - 15:07

OECD (25.04.2019) The 2019 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook presents new evidence on changes in job stability, underemployment and the share of well-paid jobs, and discusses the policy implications of these changes with respect to how technology, globalisation, population ageing, and other megatrends are transforming the labour market in OECD countries.

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The Globotics Upheaval by Richard Baldwin — white-collar disruption | Financial Times

Submitted by yzhu on Tue, 03/26/2019 - 10:21

When globalisation meshes with robotics, the losers will be the middle classes.

 

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How Google Plans To Use AI To Reinvent The $3 Trillion US Healthcare Industry

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 16:38

cbinsights.com (01.03.2019) Google is betting that the future of healthcare is going to be structured data and AI. The company is applying AI to disease detection, new data infrastructure, and potentially insurance. In this report we explore Google's many healthcare initiatives and areas of potential future expansion.

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