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AI, Productivity, Work: Can We Have it All?

April 28, 2024
11:30–12:15 (Asia/Riyadh time zone)

About this session

While AI has the potential to augment the capabilities of workers by automating tasks, concerns persist regarding technological unemployment and the concentration of productivity gains. As AI develops further, what are the trade-offs leaders will need to manage?

This is a livestreamed session. Simultaneous interpretation in English and Arabic and Mandarin Chinese

Speakers

YE
Øyvind Eriksen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aker
TF
Thomas L. Friedman
Columnist, Foreign Affairs
New York Times
PI
Paula Ingabire
Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation
Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation of Rwanda
HK
Hiroaki Kitano
Executive Deputy President; Chief Technology Officer
Sony Group
AS
Abdullah bin Amer Al Swaha
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia

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