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Nov 2023
29m 23s

Artificial Intelligence and the future o...

International Labour Org.
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Are we smart enough to manage the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the world of work? It seems there are rising concerns over whether AI is a "threat or a promise”. Is this concern warranted? To answer the question, we interviewed Uma Rani, a Senior Economist at the ILO’s Research Department, and Enrique Fernandez Macias, a researcher at the European C ... Show More
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