Insights March 19th, 2019

In AI Briefing – Experts Discuss the Future of Work we share a panel discussion from a special Microsoft event brought to you by Microsoft Research, CELA, and the Microsoft Aether Committee.
Advances in methods and applications of AI, particularly with uses of machine learning, have stimulated increasing numbers of conversations, presentations, and scholarly activities around the potential influences of the rise of new capabilities with automation on the future of labor and the economy.
David Autor, James Manyika, Siddharth Suri, Jason Furman, and Stefan Dercon share their perspectives on the potential influences of AI on the future of work.

The slides from the keynote can be viewed here.
Date: January 14, 2019
Speakers: Eric Horvitz, David Autor, James Manyika, Jason Furman, Siddharth Suri, Stefan Dercon
Affiliation: Microsoft, MIT, McKinsey and Company/McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Microsoft, Blavatnik School of Government/University of Oxford
Series: Microsoft Research Talks
See more of Nikolas’ thoughts on AI and the Future of Work below:

Thoughts on the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Bulletin – A.I. in Mining

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Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton is the Chief Futurist of the Futurist Think Tank. He is world-renowned futurist speaker, a Fellow of The RSA (FRSA), a media personality, and has worked with over 400 of the world’s most impactful companies to establish strategic foresight capabilities, identify trends shaping our world, help anticipate unforeseen risks, and design equitable futures for all. In his new book – ‘Facing Our Futures’ – he challenges short-term thinking and provides executives and organizations with the foundations for futures design and the tools to ignite curiosity, create a framework for futures exploration, and shift their mindset from what is to WHAT IF…

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