It’s becoming increasingly clear that society needs a long-term and multi-stakeholder approach to realize industry transformation potential through AI. As the lines between industry policy and technology policy continue to blur, coupled with the progress of manufacturing companies becoming digital companies, the need for our customers to engage in the development of the digital policy agenda is more important than ever.
So, just as Microsoft is seeking to better understand the industry policy landscape, we are also encouraging our customers to be more engaged in the development of digital policies. We want to bring together leaders across private and public sectors, civil society, employees, and labor organizations to co-create the right policy and ethical frameworks where industry opportunity and human potential can both flourish.
All of us need to prepare for the impact on the workforce and build a supply chain of talent to help new workers coming into the workforce acquire the new skills they will need, develop workers who will have to transition to new jobs with the same employer, and support those whose roles will be eliminated and will need new jobs elsewhere in the economy.
But, finally, what this really means is we must keep engaging. We’re all going to need to spend more time talking with, listening to, and learning from each other. No single company has all the an answers, and this book doesn’t seek to present all the issues that an industry as broad and as diverse as manufacturing is facing. We continue to look forward to working with people in all walks of life and every sector for building a foundation for AI that transforms not just businesses, but transforms lives.