Scared that artificial intelligence could steal your job?
Modern workers need not fear the advancement of AI, the CEO of Digital Science & Research Limited has shared. Dr Daniel Hook seems to be alleviating many pressing – and some valid – concerns workers may have about the threat AI poses to their roles and their livelihood. In short, while there will be some teething issues, Hook has good news for people worrying if artificial intelligence will leave their talents underutilised.
Dr Hook shares that AI is forming a core tenet of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and that the workforce has much to gain by embracing new opportunities presented by ChatGPT and its kin, even if it initially poses a threat to our more traditional modes of work.
It’s undoubtedly reshaping today’s technological landscape; like all new technologies, Hook is aware there will be a period in which people push back against it. Just as in the art world, we’ve become conditioned, ironically, to the shock of the new. However, what Ai does promise is to alleviate common crises across sectors – more so, as systems continue to improve and integrate into our daily lives (and they will), there will be an ever-increasing demand for professionals who can harness and control these tools.
Think about every technology you use today – somebody, somewhere had to master it for it to grow and flourish.
Will AI kill the arts? No.
Hook’s recent think piece on the topic at Digital Science’s TL:DR blog highlights the importance of mastering the “AI dark arts” to excel in the job market of the future. Unfortunately for naysayers, artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. The term refers to the skills and knowledge required to develop, manage and optimise AI systems; this experience is not only essential for developers and engineers but also for individuals in various sectors, as AI continues to transform industries across the board.
Just as video didn’t actually kill the radio, AI promises to not eradicate workloads, but transform them! Many creatives are nervous about the current battlegrounds of copyright regarding the art we produce; as the dust settles on artificial intelligence’s emergence, Hook is confident that the focus will swing back in our focus. The good news for us, it seems, exists in the five key themes Hook outlines in his piece, titled Tinker. Researcher. Prompter. Wizard. Vitally:
- Global Challenges
- Research Integrity
- The Future of Research
- Open Research
- Community Engagement
“We are living in a world where what AIs can achieve seems magical to us, one in which we are only limited by our own imaginations. The consequences are wondrous and terrifying in equal measure,” he says. “This strange new world is one in which words have a new power that they didn’t have just a few months ago.” The five areas that Hook highlights are specifically where AI can flex its muscles – brain power, through sheer force of will.
Will AI kill collaboration?
“One, perhaps scary, notion is that an AI may herald the return of the days of the lone researcher,” he says. “I have written before that it is a conceit to believe that you can be the best writer, idea generator, experimentalist, data analyst and interpreter of data for your research. But, with Large Language Models (LLMs), you may only need to be capable of just a few of these in order to work once again alone.”
Consider the greatest feats of humanity, and you’ll realise that collaboration lies at the heart of our monuments, brilliant inventions and infrastructure. The increased implementation of artificial intelligence will likely see the great thinkers of the world team up with their tech, rather than each other… but this doesn’t signify the end of the world.
Far from it. One thing’s for certain, change is inevitable, and it’s happening right now. Scared that artificial intelligence could steal your job? You needn’t be – with the right know-how, it promises to supercharge it.
Source: https://www.digital-science.com/tldr/article/tinker-researcher-prompter-wizard/
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