By Yasmine Saleh , ZAWYA





“74 percent of jobs are expected to disappear in the future due to artificial intelligence,” Al Gergawi said, adding that everyone should be prepared for a future where technology “would penetrate minds and feelings” and create “virtual countries”.



“By 2045, we will be able to transfer and upload the contents of the human mind to a data centre. Governments must be prepared for these coming changes. The aim of this summit is to find answers and set priorities to meet these challenges and opportunities,” he added,



Mohammed Al Gergawi, the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future and chairman of the World Government Summit, told delegates in a speech on Sunday they will witness a lot of development in the field of artificial intelligence in the coming years.“74 percent of jobs are expected to disappear in the future due to artificial intelligence,” Al Gergawi said, adding that everyone should be prepared for a future where technology “would penetrate minds and feelings” and create “virtual countries”.“By 2045, we will be able to transfer and upload the contents of the human mind to a data centre. Governments must be prepared for these coming changes. The aim of this summit is to find answers and set priorities to meet these challenges and opportunities,” he added, according to a report by Arab News

Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, said technology will be the backbone of any economy in the future and he called for more international cooperation on technology.



“We can shape change. We have to imagine the future. We have to design the future,” he said.



