Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Employment

5/2/23
 
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from The Wall Street Journal,
4/25/23:

Students discuss the impact of AI and machine learning for jobs and education.

We Must Value the Human

When direct-dial calling took over the switchboard in the 1950s, nearly a quarter of a million telephone operators lost their jobs, many of them the so-called “hello girls.” More recently, grocery stores and fast-food restaurants have reduced staff with self-checkout kiosks. Today, college-educated professionals in many industries fear that artificial intelligence will replace them.

AI will change the future of work, but not necessarily for the worse. Seemingly stable, permanent jobs may be in jeopardy, according to the World Economic Forum. The forum projects job losses of 85 million by 2025, but it also estimates that AI will create 97 million jobs. Their advice to worried workers? Start re-skilling.

Automated work will never replace human ingenuity, creativity or companionship. Positions that value these skills will become more essential with the rise of AI.

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