{"id":1175,"date":"2026-09-25T06:35:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2026-09-25T06:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:35:59","slug":"webinar-on-the-economics-of-artificial-intelligence-and-robotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/2026\/09\/25\/webinar-on-the-economics-of-artificial-intelligence-and-robotics\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar on The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Econ Club of Department of Business Economics organized a webinar titled &#8220;The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics&#8221; on 1st July 2026 at 7.00 p.m. The session was conducted by Eng. Thisara Pathirana, an Engineer in Mechatronics and Lecturer in Applied Computing at the University of Kelaniya.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The objective of the webinar was to enhance students&#8217; understanding of the economic impact of artificial intelligence and robotics and their influence on industries, employment, and future economic development. The webinar provided valuable insights into the growing role of artificial intelligence and robotics in the modern economy and encouraged students to understand emerging technological trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants gained a better understanding of the economic applications of artificial intelligence and robotics, their impact on the labor market, and future career opportunities. The webinar also increased students&#8217; awareness of technological innovations and their role in economic development The webinar was successfully conducted and achieved its objectives by providing participants with valuable knowledge about the economic implications of artificial intelligence and robotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"su-custom-gallery su-custom-gallery-align-center su-custom-gallery-title-never su-lightbox-gallery\"><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:270px;height:180px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Webinar-on-The-Economics-of-Artificial-Intelligence-and-Robotics-1.jpg\" title=\"Webinar on The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (1)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Webinar-on-The-Economics-of-Artificial-Intelligence-and-Robotics-1-270x180.jpg\" alt=\"Webinar on The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (1)\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">Webinar on The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (1)<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:270px;height:180px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Webinar-on-The-Economics-of-Artificial-Intelligence-and-Robotics-2.jpg\" title=\"Webinar on The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (2)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Webinar-on-The-Economics-of-Artificial-Intelligence-and-Robotics-2-270x180.jpg\" alt=\"Webinar on The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (2)\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">Webinar on The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (2)<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Econ Club of Department of Business Economics organized a webinar titled &#8220;The Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics&#8221; on 1st July 2026 at 7.00 p.m. The session was conducted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1178,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175\/revisions\/1178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}