Artificial intelligence: Leap to next development stage or job threat?

France offers high-quality education to Saudi youths Driving licenses to boost empowerment of Saudi women Misk Art Institute expands in region Misk Foundation and Siemens to expand collaboration on youth training Major boost for Saudi creative industries at Misk Global Forum RIYADH: While some see artificial intelligence as a leap to the next developmental stage for humankind, many people are worried about jobs, said Riad Hamade, executive editor for the Middle East and Africa, Bloomberg News. The young generation now wonders what type of jobs they should be looking for, especially after talk of smart cities powered by robots became so relevant. "Robotics and artificial intelligence have different meanings to different people," said Esther Baldwin, artificial intelligence strategist for Intel. She argued that artificial intelligence is "nothing new," and that people have had degrees in this topic since the 1980s. Baldwin was speaking on the first day of the MiSK Global Forum, which brings young leaders, creators and thinkers together with established innovators to explore ways to meet challenges of change.