Return to Workplace Considerations for Businesses Using AI and IoT Technologies

Return to Workplace Considerations for Businesses Using AI and IoT Technologies

June 10, 2020, Covington Alert

The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the digital transition and the adoption of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools and Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices in many areas of society. While there has been significant focus on leveraging this technology to fight the pandemic, the technology also will have broader and longer-term benefits. As the New York Times has explained, “social-distancing directives, which are likely to continue in some form after the crisis subsides, could prompt more industries to accelerate their use of automation.”