You’ve probably read it in the news… how AI is going to takeover. A lot of current jobs will no longer exist.
The interesting thing here is, and why I wanted to write this blog post – whilst, yes… AI will takeover a number of current ‘office’ type of jobs, it’s like when robots were introduced in manufacturing. People were re-trained. Different skills were picked up. And people survived.
I was talking to a VP of AI, and asked her – what’s next after AI?
I didn’t get an answer.
Type into google – AI taking over jobs and..
AI is already taking over jobs, particularly entry-level and repetitive roles, with estimates suggesting millions of jobs could be displaced by trends like AI in the coming years
And this, to be honest is true. I use AI (mainly Co-Pilot) to do some basic tasks. And it’s good. Why do I need an analyst or someone at a junior level to do this work?
Well, two reasons – 1) We need entry people to grow and become leaders in companies and 2) I have them use AI to do the tasks – they’re growing up with AI (unlike me).
But can AI do everything?
Can it make me a cup of tea in the morning?
Now, the above makes sense. But let’s look at it from an industry perspective…
And so, are people worried?
I’ve gone all graphical and visual in this blog!
But in all honesty.. let’s not hide away from the fact that AI is coming for those basic admin type of roles. And as it grows, it’ll takeover more.
Whilst I don’t know what the future holds, what I do know is that if you’re in one of those roles – it might be worth thinking about a) embracing AI or b) what other roles you can do.
Don’t be the people on the manufacturing line… who were replaced by robots.
And here’s a great video from Julia talking about AI and jobs..