The Future of Jobs in the

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Nicholas Davis, World Economic Forum

CeBIT, Wednesday 24 May 2017

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distributing benefits fairly

managing externalities

staying human-centered

how will jobs be affected?

Oxford Martin School (2013): 47% of US jobs at risk

Bruegel (2014): 45 - 60% of European jobs at high risk

CSIRO & ACS (2016): 44% of Australian jobs under threat

“Robots take jobs from travel to translator” – The Australian, 14 May 2017

“Why robots and AI won't replace most jobs” – TechRepublic, 17 May 2017

“Robots aren't destroying enough jobs” – Wall Street Journal, 10 May 2017

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two complementary revolutions

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Source: Future of Jobs, World Economic Forum

two complementary revolutions

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systems, not technologies

empowering, not determining

designed for us, not machines

values as a feature, not a bug

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