AI-Enabled Workforce: ICT Researches on the Fate of Employment
11th April, New Jersey: All big tech companies are gathering to evaluate the use of AI on the place of man at work. Cisco plays the key role here while nine tech organizations formed the AI-Enabled Information Communication Technology (ICT) Workforce Consortium. The mission is to find the jobs that would be replaced by artificial intelligence and, based on this analysis, create action plans for retraining or improving the set of skills of workers in a constantly changing environment.
Addressing the Skills Gap
The emerging AI not only leads the way for the employees to generate new opportunities, but also throws up some impending risks. On one hand, AI can help to automate mundane tasks as well as increase the productivity but, it is also has a potential to replace workers in a certain field with machines. The consortium anticipates AI’s disruptive potential in displacing humans and strives to preempt its impact by preparing the workforce proactively.
The more we invest in skills development, the better the chance for people to keep pace with the digital transformation and land meaningful jobs.
The consortium seeks to identify the specific skills workers require for success in AI-enhanced ICT-driven employment. Initially, they’ll evaluate 56 key ICT job roles to determine their adaptability to newly emerging positions. The United States and the five largest European nations are major players, with significant roles in the ICT workforce.
A Big Data and Industry Expertise-Driven Strategy can be leveraged.
To execute the consortium’s extensive study, integrating big data with field experience is essential for comprehensive insights. By analyzing job postings and required skills, researchers assess AI’s impact on specific ICT functions and their evolving job responsibilities. Furthermore, AI-enabled workforce consortium will draw upon member feedback from companies that help shape and develop AI technologies.
Future of AI-Enabled Workforce
Jobs of today may no longer exist by tomorrow, other will appear. Tomorrow’s workforce needs adaptability, versatility, and essential skills for seamless integration with evolving technologies, ensuring efficiency amid AI advancements.
Respecting their findings, the consortium will issue a consolidated report with implications of AI on ICT employees laid down. This report will cover the following topics and will provide actionable recommendations to businesses and educational institutions. Businesses might enhance existing workers’ training to equip them for forthcoming economic shifts, mitigating the impact of AI-enabled workforce changes. Education adapts programs for a society geared toward AI-driven job markets, equipping future generations with relevant skills for employment.
Collaboration is Key
The formation of the AI-Enabled Workforce Consortium should bring light to the significance of teamwork in classing the issues and benefits of AI. ICT leaders, educators, and policymakers collaborate to devise fair compensation strategies, ensuring equitable treatment for all employees in the sector.
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