Tech Industry Groups Urge Focus on Modern Jobs, AI Deployment at G7 Meeting

The G7 should focus on modern job development and the deployment of artificial intelligence when it has a ministerial meeting this week in Montreal, tech industry groups said Tuesday. The Computer and Communications Industry Association, CTA, the Information Technology Industry Council, Engine and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce were among the organizations seeking a “Jobs of the Future” theme at the G7 Meeting of Innovation and Employment Ministers. The G7 should build on progress made in Italy in 2017, “where members made a commitment to allow people and firms from all sectors to take full advantage of the benefits of innovation that will increase both the quantity and quality of jobs,” the group wrote. Companies and policymakers need to work together to ensure workforces have the proper training and flexibility needed to succeed alongside emerging technology like AI, CCIA CEO Ed Black said.