Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
This week’s top stories of the week include:
0:14 – How can societies adapt to AI: Artificial intelligence is going to create enormous disruption in the #jobs market, but there is much that governments, organizations, educators and people themselves can do to ensure new technologies such as #AI uplift everyone. Here are insights from: Liz Shuler, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; Peter Howitt, Professor Emeritus at Brown University; Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Group CEO of Mubadala; Erik Brynjolfsson Professor at Stanford University; and Oren Cass, founder and CEO of American Compass.
04:23 – 5 insights from tech leaders: From why AI isn’t improving your organization’s productivity, to the future of the human condition in the era of AI, and how much longer until AGI is here – here are 5 insights from Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, Demis Hassabis, Co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, and Dario Amodei, Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic.
15:22 – Solar company powers one million homes: In Sierra Leone, around two-thirds of the population are not connected to the power grid. EasySolar has come up with an affordable and reliable solution, explains co-founder Nthabiseng Mosia. Customers buy a basic solar kit with a down payment, paying off the rest in interest-free instalments. With that, they gain access to emissions-free electricity generated by something Sierra Leone has in abundance: sunshine.
11:50 – What sport teaches us about leadership: Sana Mir is a star of women’s international cricket. She captained #Pakistan for 137 matches over 8 years, and became the first woman from her country to be inducted into the International #Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame. She is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Here, she explains the life lessons her career has taught her, such as building resilience, learning to collaborate, and growing into leadership.
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