In Silicon Valley, there is no field in which investments are greater. And the frontier of deep learning, a possibility for machines to learn autonomously, tends to make futurologists very nervous. But some people think we won’t have anything to worry about.
Future of Work
Dialogue with Luca De Biase
Robots, sharing economy, digital platforms and gig economy. A recommended reading list to find your way, make the most of opportunities and face challenges
Not only in Silicon Valley. Besides Tesla and Alphabet, we find sportswear by Under Armour, and the pharmaceutical firm Pfizer.
The Director of the OCSE Department of Labour and Social Policies has no doubts: “Automation will not create unemployment. The only way to limit the polarizing effect between workers and high and low qualifications will be continuous training.”
Recording 98% of appreciation from Silicon Valley employees, Mark Zuckerberg is not only one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the world but also one of the best loved leaders. Read about his success formula.
Behind virtual assistants, artificial intelligence and Facebook pages that present hundreds of thousands of likes, there are microworkers based in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, who are paid even 1 cent per task.
Providing the planet with what it needs, when it needs it: that’s why even the world’s oldest sector is embracing technology. And changing the way of working
A conversation with the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics: We have to rewrite market rules. Today, the system guarantees the accumulation of financial wealth, and discourages investment in the real economy
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.