The document discusses advancements in automation and technology, highlighting significant achievements like the longest journey of a driverless truck and the prevalence of autopilot in commercial flights. It emphasizes the need for reskilling the workforce due to disruption caused by automation, with over 54% of Indian workers in 12 sectors expected to require retraining by 2022. The narrative suggests that adapting to these changes is crucial for future success, framing society's transformation as a move towards a more creative and skilled workforce.

1. Building a future
in the future…
Tathagat Varma
Country Head, Chinasoft

2. How many here work in IT?

5. Longest continuous
journey by a driverless
and autonomous lorry
The longest continuous journey by a driverless and autonomous lorry (semitrailer
truck) is 212.433 km (131.99 mi), and was achieved by Ottomotto LLC and Matt
Grigsby (both USA) in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, on 20 October 2016.

6. Commercial flying today is already almost totally on autopilot.
“Most flights are flown 98 or 99 percent by the autopilot,”
said Stephen Rice, an associate professor of Human Factors
at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. “A study showed
that Boeing and Airbus pilots only manually flew the plane for
three to six minutes per flight.”

7. 2018 Lumen Prize
Winner. The Lumen Prize
celebrates the very best
art created with
technology
The Butcher’s Son by
Mario Klingemann,
Germany
Klingemann
described the work as a
“neural network’s
interpretation of the
human form.”
Art?

9. And getting smarter…!!!
Hans Moravec’s “Landscape of Human Competence”, 1998

10. The future: scary or bright?

12. Something BIG is
coming soon…

13. The Future of Jobs 2016, WEF
More than 54% of India’s employees
in 12 sectors need reskilling by
2022.
Of this, while 35% would need at
least six months worth of reskilling,
10% would need more than a year
of training.

14. Workforce disruption by industry

15. Employment Outlook

16. What’s driving this change?

17. We are already in the future!

18. So, what should be the strategy?

19. But there are barriers!
How many believe
it should be your
individual priority?

20. Increasing automation!

21. Humans need not apply!
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/machines-will-rule-workplace-by-2025/article24970906.ece

22. So, how to build your future?

23. Recap
We are transforming into a creative society
We are in a great position to leverage it
Those who adapt faster will thrive
IT is the 4th “R” of literacy
Cognitive and social skills will be even more critical!
Skills = Lifelong and Continuous Learner + Knowledge
+ Skills + Ability + Initiative + Problem-solver + Maker +
Doer + Giver + Teacher + …

25. References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_4.0
The Fourth Industrial Revolution - Klaus Schwab, 2016
Life 3.0 - Max Tegmark, 2017
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deindustrialisation_by_country
https://hbr.org/2018/07/the-industrial-era-ended-and-so-will-the-digital-era
http://www.newgeography.com/content/005050-500-years-gdp-a-tale-
two-countries
http://digitalindia.gov.in/writereaddata/files/
1.%20Trillion%20Dollar%20Economy.pdf