Future of Jobs: Are robots and AI key to reducing unemployment?

Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and other forms of smart automation have revolutionised the present and future of work. These technologies have the potential to bring great economic benefits, contributing up to $15 trillion to global GDP by 2030, according to a PwC report on the impact of automation. The UAE has been at the forefront of using AI to streamline processes through its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031. The country appointed the world's first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence in 2017. Last week, UAE capital Abu Dhabi announced the establishment of the Mohammad Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, the first graduate level, research-based artificial intelligence university in the world.