What jobs are most at risk in the age of artificial intelligence?
I’m neither a futurologist nor a tech guru, but my first experiences with ChatGPT show that it’s effective in creating content, so much so that I’ve started including it in my video courses and use it for some boring work (rarely in editing).
Threatened jobs
But however you feel about it, artificial intelligence is a reality. So, what types of jobs are at risk? What are the best ways to keep us connected to this world?
What jobs are most at risk due to the presence of artificial intelligence?
A study conducted by Goldman Sachs showed that 300 million jobs around the world will be affected by automation. They say: “Most jobs and industries will be partially exposed (i.e. threatened) to automation, and that artificial intelligence will act as a complement to these jobs and will not replace them.”
So, what are the threatened jobs? Joe Applebaum, who teaches AI pioneers courses in the use of AI, says the jobs most at risk are those that focus on a process that can be done more quickly and cheaply by AI, such as product assembly and tax return scheduling.
For his part, Paul Canetti, a professor of commerce at Columbia University and founder/CEO of Skeg, which is developing an AI-powered scheduling assistant, says: “If you work as a plumber, or own/run a plumbing business, you are in a good position because AI He has no hands and arms.” Canetti adds that decision-makers and managers are also safe. Because AI can’t motivate humans and bring them closer to building political capital – “not anytime soon anyway”.
As for Shanann Monson, project founder and professor, AI is neither good nor bad at all. And she explains, “People did not stop washing their dishes after the invention of the dishwashing machine. Rather, they simply did it quickly, more easily, and with less effort.”
Transitions and transformations
With the development of artificial intelligence, its adoption may not be as fast as we expect, but those who will absorb it and master its use quickly will be at the forefront.
Canetti says: “The transition period will be long, during which some people will be able to do a great job in their work by taking advantage of these tools before other ordinary people. For example, you use a calculator, and many others still use their hands – who do you think will get the promotion? Imagine the alternative version of yourself that has mastered the use of artificial intelligence, does it seem more or less competent at performing the job?
Artificial intelligence, no matter how developed, does not have the real creativity or intuitive thinking that humans possess
For his part, Monson advises people to “try everything. Don’t just learn it, and teach the rest of the team how to use it as well.
I wasn’t the first to start using ChatGBT, but since starting to explore it, I’ve become more and more excited to use it for silly and stressful tasks related to my work. I started my career writing TV news, then moved on to digital marketing and video strategy. I have a creative nature, but like everyone else, I do repetitive and boring work every day that doesn’t use my valuable skills. Instead of writing a simple blog explaining what “media training” is or summarizing an episode of a podcast, I can focus on deeper strategy and communication with other people (clients).
superior human skills
Experts unanimously agree that the greatest value will remain for human skills, but Canetti considers that it is difficult to predict the impact of artificial intelligence on matters such as business strategies, because GPT-4 has shown skill in this matter, for example. But AI cannot nudge a team into action; Which means that “only humans are qualified here. Working from one person to another is the hardest to replace.”
“The focus should be on developing executive and leadership skills—skills that will always be valuable no matter what technology is available,” Monson says. Focus on building skills as a team player and team leader.”
On the other hand, Applebaum argues that it is not just a matter of re-skilling, but the need for “people to understand who they are, what their strengths are, and what excites them.”
Artificial intelligence does not have the passion, true creativity or intuitive thinking that humans have. People need to get over their fears and come to terms with themselves in order to be fully creative.
About Fast Company Magazine – Tribune Media Services
2023-06-28 23:51:31
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