AI-enabled robotics could shift the balance of power in global manufacturing, says CEO of Alphabet company

When low labor costs aren't the primary driver of manufacturing advantage, the world might experience a dramatic economic shift – and AI could be the key, a key Alphabet executive tells CNBC.Wendy Tan White is CEO of Intrinsic, a portfolio company of Google's parent. In a Fortt Knox interview last week, she laid out the company's vision for how artificial intelligence can help robots to adapt more quickly, do more complicated work and add value. The robotics play is part of a larger AI narrative driving mar ...