Human versus robot isn’t new. In fact, since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022, the conversation surrounding generative AI’s ability to replace human workers has been constant.
And with good reason: The World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report predicts that more than 75 percent of companies are looking to adopt technologies, including AI, in the next five years.
This is backed by a separate study conducted by Plural Sight, which found that 87 percent of organizations plan to increase AI spending in the next 12 months, and 95 percent of executives believe AI initiatives will fail if they don’t have staff who can effectively use AI tools.
However, that doesn’t necessarily mean all workers will be replaced. In fact, the discussion now centers around how companies and workers will integrate AI into their everyday working lives, and the shift of corporate resources toward AI means that tech workers without AI knowledge are at a relative disadvantage.
As AI adoption increases, those who don’t upskill will be left behind.
However, it’s not all doom and gloom.
The good news is that if you want to futureproof your career, now and into the future, you still have time to get ahead of the AI curve. Plural Sight’s report also identified that 25 percent of organizations have no immediate plans to deploy AI technology just yet as they don’t have the talent to do so and are satisfied with their current tools.
Once you have AI skills, you’ll be well-positioned to pursue some of the best-paid available jobs.
Recent reports suggest Meta is paying its AI researchers up to $2 million per year (Mark Zuckerberg is even personally contacting AI talent at Google’s DeepMind to try and lure them to his company), while OpenAI is offering salaries of up to $10 million for AI talent.
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Source: Interesting Engineering
