Artificial Intelligence and the Global Trade Environment: Strategic Foresight

The Conference Board of Canada's Global Commerce Centre (GCC) held a strategic foresight workshop on November 19, 2018. The workshop allowed GCC stakeholders to discuss and develop a series of plausible futures with specific assumptions on AI (artificial intelligence) global adoption, and the openness of the global trade environment. This strategic foresight report identifies four potential futures for consideration. The report provides insights into the challenges and opportunities that industries, the government, and the public may face as AI technologies and global economic trends continue to evolve. All four workshop groups highlighted the role of government policies and the need for good governance, ethical frameworks, and educational programs.