Technologies of the future from World Economic Forum, China -- Work: Reimagined

Upwork just released our quarterly list of the 20 fastest-growing skills in the U.S. freelance market. This list is a snapshot of what companies most value and need in their freelancers, and it reflects the top tech and business trends of today. But I've been thinking about the future of work as well as the present day. I just returned from the World Economic Forum meeting in China, where I caught a glimpse of the kinds of technologies that will shape our world in five to ten years. Chief among those are virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics.