AI will start doing more and more processes, procedures, tasks that various people do in an organization.
A “job” is a nebulous term. All jobs have job specifications. These job specs change regularly in line with organizational requirements. Even the methods of doing the tasks changes.
From a technological and AI viewpoint, these “jobs” will change even faster.
My first vacation job was at a firm of actuaries. I had an adding machine (remember those things?) and learned how to type onto the keypad really, really fast. My job was to double-check someone else’s work and another person’s job was to triple-check all our work. Some years later I used a spreadsheet.
Jobs themselves change, more regularly than we realize, or at least parts of the job. A receptionist doesn’t need to answer the switchboard (remember them?) as often as previously.
AI has changed how you do your tasks. Job specs and procedures are changing.
AI will not do the entire job of any one person.
AI will do some/many of the tasks that many people currently do.
At some point the job specs of those people affected will change and the “job” will not be needed, just like the actuarial firm doesn’t need someone to use an adding machine anymore.
At some point new tasks will be created in an organization turning into new job specs and maybe employment.
Those points have already arrived.
In South Africa with so many unemployed, when someone asks for a “job”, they have already lost the opportunity. They need to offer to do a particular task or procedure.
A manager’s “job” is to ensure the most efficient way of getting the work done.
Are you doing that?
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