It seems to me that one useful skill for employees to develop is to learn how to work with AI tools. Whether they end up being a complement to, or replacement for, one's job, the tools are here, they're only going to become more powerful, and those who understand how to use them will be better-positioned than those who stick their head in the sand.
The implications of this spooks me a lot, it has kept me awake many nights this year. The most peace i've gotten this year was from convicing/fooling myself back into the belief i had when i first tried out GPT3 in 2020.. that it'll "stall out, surely you can't just keep using the same methods, the data must have some diminishing return at some point..."
But it downright terrifies me how, when i look around, everyone seems to be oblivious to it (including a lot of "knowledge workers").
You are right, we are not ready for this, socially or institutionally.
Per the 2023 “IBM Augmented World for an Automated AI-Driven World” report, executives are no longer prioritizing STEM skills (science, technology, engineering, math) as they did in 2016. Instead, now in 2023, executives are valuing people skills as the top critical skills needed in the workforce, while STEM and technical skills drop down to 12th place.
My latest newsletter has more tips on strategies for people to learn optimal skills in the age of AI.
It seems to me that one useful skill for employees to develop is to learn how to work with AI tools. Whether they end up being a complement to, or replacement for, one's job, the tools are here, they're only going to become more powerful, and those who understand how to use them will be better-positioned than those who stick their head in the sand.
The implications of this spooks me a lot, it has kept me awake many nights this year. The most peace i've gotten this year was from convicing/fooling myself back into the belief i had when i first tried out GPT3 in 2020.. that it'll "stall out, surely you can't just keep using the same methods, the data must have some diminishing return at some point..."
But it downright terrifies me how, when i look around, everyone seems to be oblivious to it (including a lot of "knowledge workers").
You are right, we are not ready for this, socially or institutionally.
Per the 2023 “IBM Augmented World for an Automated AI-Driven World” report, executives are no longer prioritizing STEM skills (science, technology, engineering, math) as they did in 2016. Instead, now in 2023, executives are valuing people skills as the top critical skills needed in the workforce, while STEM and technical skills drop down to 12th place.
My latest newsletter has more tips on strategies for people to learn optimal skills in the age of AI.