AI is coming for your job (part 1)
From the Terminator movies to the musings of Elon Musk, the world is full of worrying predictions about what will happen to us when machines become super-intelligent....
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From the Terminator movies to the musings of Elon Musk, the world is full of worrying predictions about what will happen to us when machines become super-intelligent....
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March 25, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available
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March 25, 2021 • by Natalia Olynec in Supply chain • 7 min read
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Knut Haanaes, Professor of Strategy and Lundin Sustainability Chair at IMD, paints a picture of what the future might look like and guides leaders in analyzing the way forward in this ever-changing...
March 24, 2021 • by Niccolò Pisani in Strategy • 9 min read
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March 24, 2021 • by Vanina Farber in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
With a mission “to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy,” Tesla should be a shoe-in for investors with environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns....
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As the vaccine rollout picks up steam and restrictions are eased, there are more and more sparks of new energy. But it takes a concerted effort to turn the sparks into flames....
March 23, 2021 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff in Strategy • 4 min read
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March 22, 2021 • by Salvatore Cantale in Finance • 3 min read
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March 20, 2021 • by Knut Haanaes in Videos • 2 min read
Knut Haanaes, Professor of Strategy and Lundin Sustainability Chair at IMD, paints a picture of how sustainability can shape the future in four mini case studies. In this third case study, Haanaes...

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