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  1. The rise in automation and what it means for the future

    Apr 7, 2021 · Automation drives down costs, improves agility and makes new business models practical, with a potential upside of more than tenfold improvement in efficiency. The elephant …

  2. Sustainability: Electrification and automation of energy

    Jan 14, 2026 · And electrification and automation offer huge, untapped potential for energy savings in industry, buildings, transport and infrastructure. Electricity can be consumed more …

  3. What impact will automation have on our future society? Here are …

    Feb 28, 2018 · Much of the current debate around automation is shaped by extreme hypotheses. Here are four possible scenarios that consider these extremes, but also the space in between.

  4. Physical AI in Industrial Operations | World Economic Forum

    Sep 4, 2025 · Industrial operations are at a pivotal moment, shaped by rising complexity and workforce shortages, and further amplified by global uncertainties. This white paper explores …

  5. What is intelligent automation and how might it help us? | World ...

    Sep 21, 2021 · Intelligent automation is a combination of methods involving people, organizations and also technologies involving machine learning. Intelligent automation is aimed at …

  6. How industries can use automation to innovate - The World …

    Mar 9, 2021 · Universal automation is the world of “plug and produce” automation software components that solve specific customer problems in a proven way. Think of it as the dawn of …

  7. How automation gives healthcare workers time for patients

    Jan 16, 2025 · Intelligent automation – a combination of AI, digital tools and robotics – is already reducing the administrative burden on healthcare workers and expanding access to more …

  8. Future of Jobs Report 2025: These are the fastest growing and …

    Jan 9, 2025 · The Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 examines how broadening digital access is affecting the world of work – and looks at the fastest growing and declining job roles.

  9. How robotics and AI solutions could reshape heavy industry

    May 20, 2025 · Heavy industry remains one of the last frontiers of automation, yet a new center demonstrates how AI and robotics can transform how we build physical infrastructure.

  10. The Future of Jobs Report 2025 | World Economic Forum

    Jan 7, 2025 · Technological change, geoeconomic fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition – individually and in combination are among the …