The portrait on the new cover of Bloomberg Businessweek was created using artificial intelligence. Robbie Barrat taught computers how to paint and has been experimenting with different types of paintings (more of which you can see on his Twitter account). The software took more than two weeks to paint the portraits, which were featured on the cover of Businessweek's May 21 issue. The issue features several stories about AI and includes articles on AI as writers, a history of AI and driverless cars. Bloomberg isn't the only publication using technology to have some fun with its cover.

From a global wave of automation at every level of industry to a major skills gap driving huge demand for AI talent, businesses across sector lines must begin to develop their AI strategy – today. To celebrate the launch of our Future of Work issue this month, we've compiled together some of the latest cutting-edge research, statistics, and reports from the world's leading tech and business giants, including: Stay tuned for a deep dive into the big questions surrounding the future of our economy and our organizations; the vital strategic debates surrounding AI in the boardroom; the real-world AI use cases transforming the nature of work today; and the next big steps for AI in the business world. In the next two weeks, we'll be speaking to business and tech visionaries from across the spectrum of AI innovation. Our first cover feature for the month, 'Bridging The AI Skills Gap', will offer real-world insights into how organizations can ensure their workforce don't sink beneath the rising tide of AI, featuring interviews with figures such as Rob McCargow, PwC UK AI Lead, and many more. This is just the start--later in the month, we'll be publishing a second cover feature, 'The Augmented Boardroom', as well as an exclusive interview with one of our VisionAIries.

From a global wave of automation at every level of industry to a major skills gap driving huge demand for AI talent, businesses across sector lines must begin to develop their AI strategy – today. To celebrate the launch of our Future of Work issue this month, we've compiled together some of the latest cutting-edge research, statistics, and reports from the world's leading tech and business giants, including: Stay tuned for a deep dive into the big questions surrounding the future of our economy and our organizations; the vital strategic debates surrounding AI in the boardroom; the real-world AI use cases transforming the nature of work today; and the next big steps for AI in the business world. In the next two weeks, we'll be speaking to business and tech visionaries from across the spectrum of AI innovation. Our first cover feature for the month, 'Bridging The AI Skills Gap', will offer real-world insights into how organizations can ensure their workforce don't sink beneath the rising tide of AI, featuring interviews with figures such as Rob McCargow, PwC UK AI Lead, and many more. In'Could Basic Income Hold The Key to AI Success?' we'll be speaking to Reform Scotland about the country's four universal basic income trials to explore with business leaders how AI, combined with basic income, could prompt huge shifts in the relationship between organizations and the workforce.