There’s a lot of talk these days about AI replacing jobs and offices and factories getting taken over by robots. One study found that 27% of employees are scared of losing their jobs to AI and 72% of people expect AI to eliminate more jobs than it creates.
AI is everywhere. Each week I chat with HR leaders, authors, and futurists on my podcast, The Future of Work Podcast, and artificial intelligence is a frequent topic. It’s on everyone’s minds and will no doubt play a large role in the future of work. Here is what a few of my guests have had to say about the potential of AI and what organizations and individuals can do to prepare for its growth.
Take a quick look around your work desk–you likely have a smartphone, a wearable device, a way to clock in an out, and a computer that monitors what websites you go to. Perhaps you just took an employee survey or answered some questions about your experience with a store or service. It seems like no matter where you look in the business world, data is being collected and analyzed.
My team and I just put out a new white-paper exploring, How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way You Work.
Each week I’m going to provide a round up of what I consider to be important and interesting articles on the future of work (not authored by me). These will include a variety of sources and topics ranging from workplace practices to robots and automation to leadership and everything in between. There’s a lot of information out there so I’m hoping that these weekly round ups will help make life a bit easier for you by giving you just the good stuff. Let’s get into it! […]
There is a lot of discussion over whether or not AI and automation will be taking over human jobs in the future, but let’s look at this issue from another viewpoint. What if, in fact, humans have been the ones taking jobs away from robots, AI and automation? […]
The topic of automation and AI in the workplace keeps coming up. A lot of people are worried about job loss and technology take over. One major thing that comes up when thinking about our move to automation is what is going to be the role of humans? What will be our purpose in this new automated world of the future? […]
Could AI be used in Human Resources? What is one of the biggest challenges when hiring remote workers? Are there certain areas where ride sharing and room sharing are growing more rapidly? Here is this week’s article roundup where all of these questions are answered. […]
Autonomous vehicles have been making headlines in the past few years, but the thing is, they aren’t really all that autonomous at this point in time. Big companies such as Apple, Uber, and Google have all been making strides to create autonomous vehicles, also known as self driving cars. However, if you read further into it you see we are not quite there yet. […]
We are living in a world where AI and robotics are prevalent and mainstream. I have always enjoyed reading science fiction and one of my favorite authors in this genre is Isaac Asimov. He has written such books as I, Robot and The Foundation Trilogy. He also came up with the three laws of robotics. […]