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Artificial Intelligence as a Driving Force for the Economy and Society

Generative AI: Steam Engine of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

January 16, 2024
08:15–09:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

The development of generative AI has catapulted AI technology to one of the fastest and most impactful innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. From creation to production and distribution, some predict its effect on global value chains is analogous to the steam engines of the Industrial Revolution. With added qualities of speed, and accessibility, what is the implication for industry...
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Speakers

CA
Cristiano Amon
President and Chief Executive Officer
Qualcomm
AK
Arvind Krishna
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
IBM
CL
Cathy Li
Head, Centre for AI Excellence; Member of the Executive Committee
World Economic Forum
ZB
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-Chief
The Economist
OO
Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications
Office of the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
MR
Mike Rounds
Senator from South Dakota (R)
United States Senate
JS
Julie Sweet
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Accenture

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