What If: 50% of Today's Jobs Disappear?

September 19, 2018
17:30–18:30 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

Automation based on today's technology is poised to take over 45% of workers' current tasks and 5% of full-time jobs. What if 50% of workers cannot be reskilled quickly enough to find new kinds of work? Join an in-depth discussion that explores the possible, plausible and probable impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This session was developed in partnership with BBC...
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