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In the age of AI, it is important for leaders to partner in their understanding of deep technologies. A government, industry, and academia nexus is critical and vital to the outcome.
In the age of AI, which brings exponential productivity, growth, and competitiveness to pioneers in the field, a government, industry, and academia nexus, their mutual strengths are critical to developing disruptive deep tech that advances scientific and technological frontiers.
In The NextTech series, Dr. Ray O. Johnson, CEO of the Technology Innovation Institute, weighs in on two key questions:
- How can leaders prepare for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and quantum computing?
- What ethical issues must we address in the rapid adoption of emerging technologies?
“We’re in the early days of AI’s impact on society. And it will be interesting to see the kinds of regulations that come down. People from around the world, tech leaders like Elon Musk, and others have called for regulation around the use of AI to ensure it’s used for good. We also recognize that no matter what rules are put in place, there are always opportunities for misuse of things,” says Dr. Johnson.
Want to learn more about the AI Revolution in the Middle East? Read our related article, ‘Is the Middle East ready for the AI Revolution? Opportunities, Roadblocks, and Forecasts’
