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The Rise of China and the Future of Work

Oct 29, 2018 | Inequality & Distribution | Labor | Technology & Innovation

The Rise of China and the Future of Work

Artificial intelligence could replace routine jobs but allow us to “pursue dreams”

Keynote Featuring

  • Kai-Fu Lee

    • Chairman and CEO, Sinovation Ventures
    • President , Sinovation Venture’s Artificial Intelligence Institute

Video

In collaboration with the Henderson Institute at BCG and the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures, delivers a lecture based on his latest book, AI Superpowers. Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to replace routine jobs, says Dr. Kai-Fu Lee. But done right, that process could allow us to “pursue dreams, spend time with our loved ones and find out why we exist as humans.”

Recorded at the Boston Consulting Group’s New York office on October 3, 2018.

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