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The future of jobs just got closer: AI is outperforming corporate lawyers.⇒ Explore: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
BA, Oxford University; MBA, London Business School. 1988, journalist and news executive with CBS News, ITN, Sky News. 2005, Professor, Head of Journalism, City, University of London. Was with the World Economic Forum from 2009 to 2023: 2009, Managing Director, Head of Communications and Media; and later as Member of the Managing Board, Head of Foundations and Public Engagement. 2005-06, President, Britain's Media Society. Member: BAFTA; Royal Television Society. Co-Author: Crunch Time - How Everyday Life Is Killing the Future (2007); Can You Trust The Media? (2008). Recipient of awards.
The future of jobs just got closer: AI is outperforming corporate lawyers.⇒ Explore: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Why the next economic crisis could lead to global military conflict.⇒ Explore: Geo-economicsA cashless society is near. Cash in Sweden is now less than 1% of GDP.⇒ Explore: Banking and Ca...
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Creating utopia from scratch. This new city will integrate 4IR technologies.⇒ Explore: Cities and UrbanizationAre you a procrastinator? The structure of your brain may explain why.⇒ Explo...
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