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!
Why AI Won’t Replace All Human Data Analysts
Tasks that were once considered uniquely human are now available to advanced AI. Algorithms are adept at pattern recognition so that AI can judge emotions – having learned to spot joy and fear in human faces. However, right now, algorithms can only operate on parts of the world that humans can precisely describe to it.
The final objective of data analysis is always a human one – the ultimate consumer is human. It is unlikely that an algorithm is going to learn to understand humans anytime soon since, until we have better brain-computer interfaces, it is difficult to describe the contents of our minds to a computer.
The advancements in AI will be like having efficient assistants rather than replacements. Each human analyst will have AI, conducting analysis. Analysts will point the AI to the right questions to be analyzed. It will be the humans – that will apply that analysis to the problems of the world.
How to Improve Your Workplace Diversity Using Hiring Metrics
Some companies are spending millions of dollars to improve the diversity of their organization. To manage the amount spent, start by using workforce analytics – such as an interview rubric to eliminate bias. You can also look at the performance metrics of current employees and compare it to those interviewing for a similar position.
Focus on the quality of your hire metrics by tracking the individual after they are onboarded. Use this to assess your hiring process. Seeing the areas of success of your recruiting process will help you identify relevant metrics.
The Future of Work is Here to Stay–Now We Need to Understand What it Means
The way we work has changed. Conventional means of measuring GDP, productivity and the unemployment rate do not tell the full story of the state of the workplace. Globalization has shifted the economic needle.
Global IT decision makers must now focus on using IT automation in new ways to achieve business objectives or they will not be able to meet their budget and time constraints.
We need to fully understand how the world of work has changed, looking beyond the numbers and adopt a more unified stance on the opportunities it has to offer.
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