Published by Forbes (Indonesia edition), August 2016
The World Economic Forum in Davos in January revolved around four issues: automation, China, emerging markets, and Brexit. Due to its scope, the automation issue is likely to matter the most to the human race and the hardest to solve.
The high-tech revolution is threatening millions of jobs worldwide. With inequality looming, how far can the human race go when competing head-to-head with robots, driveless cars, 3D printing, biotechnology and multifunction gadgets?