by We keep hearing about AI and how it’s already making waves in various industries. But should you be worried about job security? And if your job is in danger, what can you do about it?
The truth is that AI is already changing the job market in many roles. Some companies have indeed already implemented it to take over certain tasks but the full picture here is a bit more complex. AI is bringing about Job Transformation and Job Creation as well.
Here are the types of jobs AI is being used to automate or replace:
- Repetitive tasks (for example data entry, or basic bookkeeping)
- Routing analysis (like having to summarize reports or review legal documents)
- Customer Service (you can see this as chatbots on websites or virtual assistants)
- Manufacturing and Logistics ( for example assembly line robots or automation in warehouses)
- Various Creative tasks like generating blogs, writing code or generating drafts of images.
Here are some examples of jobs that are being transformed in bring in the use of AI
- Doctors are already starting to use it in diagnosis and planning treatment for patients.
- Programmers already use it to help write code
- Marketers can use it for targeting customers and creating content
- Teachers can use it for personalizing learning materials as needed
And the good news is that a selection of jobs are opening up for people because of AI
These include:
- AI audiors and ethicists
- Maching learning engineers
- Prompt engineers
- Data labelers or trainers
- Human to AI interaciton designers
To Sum Up
The changes are not equal in every industry and there is still plenty of time to get used to the introduction of AI in the workplace.
It’s important to understand that some industries and roles are definitely being impacted more than others, specifically those that include repetitive types of tasks that can be automated. In addition the benefits of AI are also not yet evenly distributed as many jobs cannot simply be replaced by AI. It is however transforming many jobs and creating new ones. The real challenge is how each company chooses to adapt and it certainly wont hurt to start learning today about how you can upskill and familiarize yourself in how AI will be part of our lives in the coming future.
