Asia’s AI agenda 5 Positively inclined 3. Positively inclined Executives feel positively about AI’s ability to add value to their industries urvey respondents were asked whether they increase in the industry’s value and efficiency). felt robotics and AI would have a constructive Across industry sectors, responses were positive— Sor a destructive effect on several market over 3.8. They were higher in more technology- segments; their responses were ranked from 1 (AI dependent industries such as information adoption would result in the destruction of jobs technology and communications (ITC), logistics, and processes) to 5 (AI would bring a significant and manufacturing. Figure 1: AI’s impact on industries in Asia (1 being least positive, 5 being most positive) * 3.7 Chemicals * 3.5 Commodities Consumer 3.9 goods, Retail 3.9 Financial 3.7 services 3.9 Information 4.1 technology & 4.1 communications Manufacturing 4.6 4.1 Pharma, 4 * Healthcare Professional 4 services 3.7 Property, 3.5 Construction 3.6 Transport, 4.4 Logistics 4.1 1 2 3 4 5 Respondents within the sector Average * Sectors for which only the “Average” metric had a statistically significant number of respondents. Source: MIT Technology Review © MIT Technology Review, 2016. All Rights Reserved.