White Paper
Navigating the AI Frontier: A Primer on the Evolution and Impact of AI Agents
This WEF 2024 white paper outlines the evolving frontier of AI and its impact on business, governance, and society. It identifies three key imperatives: empowering leadership to make strategic AI decisions, promoting inclusive AI innovation across sectors and geographies, and establishing adaptive governance frameworks. Case studies highlight AI’s transformative use in health, climate, and finance, emphasizing ethical deployment, global collaboration, and resilience. The paper calls for investment in upskilling, multistakeholder partnerships, and policies that balance innovation with risk mitigation to ensure AI benefits are widely and equitably distributed.