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Preparing for the Risky World of Extended Reality

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By Laurence Morvan, Francis Hintermann, Armen Ovanessoff
| sloanreview.mit.edu
XR, the reality-bending technology that will have many applications across industries, is still in its early stages. But leaders must strategize around implementation risks now. advertisement MIT SMR Frontiers This article is part of an MIT SMR initiative exploring how technology is reshaping the practice of management. T.S. Eliot wrote that “humankind cannot bear very much reality.” Will it be any easier to bear with extended reality, with its high risks and potential rewards?
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Getting ahead of the risks of extended reality

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By Armen Ovanessoff, Bob Violino, Greg Slabodkin Verified, David Weldon
| information-management.com
It started out with gamers immersing themselves in virtual worlds, but now, the promise of a true imagination economy seems imminent. Extended reality (XR) is breaking beyond the hype to create opportunities across sectors and walks of life. But with the opportunities come profound risks. Having wised up to the privacy and security concerns of today’s technologies, it’s urgent that business leaders commit to new responsible approaches before XR becomes a part of our everyday lives.
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Here’s why Latin Americans will thrive in the age of the robots

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By Leonardo Framil, Armen Ovanessoff
| Forum Stories (World Economic Forum)
Latin America has a challenging starting point regarding its skills gap. According to the World Bank Enterprise Surveys, 31.6% of companies in the region struggle to find adequately qualified workers. That’s significantly higher than the 21.2% global average and, in fact, represents the highest figure among any region in the 139-country study. The urgency to reskill workers for the era of intelligent machines is especially acute for Latin America, because so many jobs are at risk.
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