A Global Perspective: The Future of Artificial Intelligence

The world is being transformed through rapid breakthroughs in data and AI. Every day, we hear about more innovations -- from small startups to global economies. Nearly every job currently occupied by human labour--from farmers, offshore customer service representatives and even taxi drivers--could be given to a robot within the next few decades. As 2017 draws to a close, let's take a look at how AI is being developed around the globe and what artificial intelligence has in store for us in the coming year. Accenture predicts that by 2035, AI may boost U.S. labour productivity by 35 percent.