World Economic Forum: what did we learn in Davos?

The theme was meant to be a new 'industrial revolution', but market turmoil took over

Davos, World Economic Forum
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"Until the spasm in the markets interfered, Davos 2016 was supposed to be about how humankind will cope in the new age of the smart machine," writes Larry Elliot in The Guardian.

The five-day World Economic Forum, which finished at the weekend, carried the subtitle of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". This was the title of a book written by WEF chairman Klaus Schwab - a copy of which was handed to each delegate - that speculates on major upheaval to global economies in the age of the driverless car, robotics and artificial intelligence.

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