How AI could change the skills you need
Are you worried that you can't keep up with AI? Current artificial intelligence systems can do many tasks much quicker than we can. Does this mean that machines will put us out of work?
Rather than replace our jobs, it may be more likely that AI will transform the way we work. Previous waves of mechanisation and automation did not cause lasting effects to employment rates. However, the skills valued by the economy could change.
Research from Goldman Sachs shows some evidence that AI has affected the US job market differently in different sectors. Being adaptable and understanding how AI and humans can best work together in the industry that you work in is likely to become very important.
Humans and artificial intelligence have different strengths. AI systems are naturally best suited to tasks that are repetitive, involve data and that are very large. Humans usually perform best when skills and qualities such as leadership, empathy and judgement are required.
Recent research from MIT's Sloan School of Management identified which tasks were best done by humans, and which were best done by AI. They found that where humans were better, working together with AI boosted performance above that of humans working alone.
Creative tasks could be an area where this collaboration is particularly productive. Professor David Stilwell from Cambridge University highlights that AI's creativity is currently at a similar level to an average human. Other research shows that using ideas generated by AI, even bad ones, helps humans to come up with better ideas more quickly.
Companies need to look at their workflows and processes to see where using AI alone or in collaboration with humans can be more efficient. They can then decide how best to integrate AI into their workflow. Employees should try to learn how best to use AI to support themselves. Being able to do this effectively will help lead to career success.
词汇表
keep up with 跟上，赶上，不落后
put someone out of work 使某人失业
mechanisation [ˌmekənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] n. 机械化
automation [ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] n. 自动化
lasting effects [ɪˈfekts] 持久影响
Goldman Sachs [ˈɡəʊldmən sæks] 高盛集团（跨国投资银行与金融服务公司）
adaptable [əˈdæptəb(ə)l] adj. 适应能力强的，能适应的
be suited to [ˈsuːtɪd] 适合，适宜于
repetitive [rɪˈpetətɪv] adj. 重复的，反复的
empathy [ˈempəθi] n. 同理心，共情能力
collaboration [kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] n. 合作，协作
come up with 想出，提出（主意、计划等）
workflow [ˈwɜːkfləʊ] n. 工作流程，业务流程
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