THE WORK OF TOMORROWEVERY SUNDAY IL SOLE 24 ORE PRESENTSA JOURNEY LED BY LUCA DE BIASE

Clouds of uncertainty hang over the work of tomorrow, not just because of the decade-old, lingering economic crisis, but also because of the breakneck speed of digital development. The very speed of things raises the biggest of doubts: does technology create or destroy jobs? Both answers are plausible. Because the quantum leap of innovation is huge: and while the Internet has already brought disruption in a large number of industries – publishing, trade, tourism, banks, to name but a few - the next wave of innovation spurred by artificial intelligence and robotics seems bound to produce even more dramatic and, not to mention, ambiguous effects.

The problem for those who are getting ready for the work of tomorrow is how to sift through the fleeting and the lasting. In fact, the thriving of new occupations in the digital world seems even too much to handle. On the other hand, every passing day opens up a new frontier. Some jobs are tied to the short cycles of certain technologies, others are destined for more enduring success, others still are unknown to date. All this requires a new approach to understand the effects of today’s disruptive changes.

 “Il futuro del lavoro” presented by Il Sole 24 Ore embarks on a journey to discover the realities that are coping with this evolutionary process. Every Sunday, the focus is on understanding how artificial intelligence can change work, how social relationships that flourish on the Internet can affect the success of businesses and professionals, and how work tasks evolve in the factories where new automation is conceived. But this is only the beginning of a journey that must be taken one step after the other. Because the future is not predicted: it is built.