Which skills will survive the AI onslaught?
Which skills will survive the AI onslaught?
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Arlington, VA; by Vivek Sharma and David C. Edelman; 12/17/24
... Boards and CEOs are inundated with reports projecting doomsday scenarios of job displacement due to AI. For example, according to the World Economic Forum's The Future of Jobs Report 2020, automation and AI are expected to displace 85 million jobs globally by 2025, especially in industries such as manufacturing, data entry, and customer service due to the repetitive nature and predictable processes of these fields. AI is already disrupting many roles hitherto considered firmly within the human domain. ... Irreplaceable Human Dimensions ... In analyzing a wide range of articles on the topic, when a job scores high along any of the following three dimensions, it creates significant hurdles for displacement by AI:
- Empathy ...
- Uncertainty ...
- Risk management ...
These three dimensions often come together in areas such as health care, high-risk trading, and corporate strategy. In addition, while these dimensions define a strong need for humans as agents, AI will certainly change the nature of their jobs as it adds "copilot" support.
Editor's note: Such "Irreplaceable Human Dimensions"--and more "dimensions" not identified in this article--matter especially in hospice and palliative care, for patients, caregivers, family members, and for the integrity of your organization. Non-clinical leaders: reflect on the "human dimensions" of the dying/death experiences within your own personal history. Invest a day (or more) of shadowing clinical team members in the field. Courageously learn from persons you serve. Integrate data with your "human" observations and deeply personal meanings that are core to this work.