Fostering an innovation-based Ohio economy, with the workforce to match: Chris Berry and Alex Kotran Updated Mar 05, 2021; Posted Mar 05, 2021 A robotic conveyor uses laser guides to sort through materials storage at a Festo Corp. distribution facility in Mason, in southwest Ohio, in a May 17, 2017 file photo. The Fourth Industrial Revolution of artificial intelligence and automation is upon us -- and Ohio can lead the way, if it continues to invest in AI education and the innovation economy, write guest columnists Chris Berry and Alex Kotran. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP Facebook Share By Guest Columnist, cleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As America emerges from the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, we will very soon need to reckon with a radically new jobs landscape, in part because of COVID-19, but primarily due to the accelerating pace of emerging technology and automation. In response to this challenge, Ohio -- which has earned its place over the last century as an icon of American innovation -- is being presented with a unique opportunity to once again lead the way.