As machines get smarter, will millions of people will be left obsolete and jobless? Yes, jobs will be lost, and many people will be forced to learn new skills. But “AI opens up opportunities for many new jobs to be created—some that we can’t even envision now,” writes The Wall Street Journal (April 30, 2018). McKinsey predicts that artificial intelligence and automation could add 20-50 million jobs globally by 2030. Here is a look at 7 of them:
AI Builders There will be a greater need for people who can develop the underlying systems that make AI work. Other fields will need people with knowledge of how to integrate their work with AI.
Customer-Robot Liaisons Companies that make AI applications use “customer success managers” to help ease clients into working with the systems, answering complaints and making adjustments. This is currently among the most sought-after jobs on ZipRecruiter.
Robot Managers Even though AI can be amazingly smart at some jobs, its judgment can be very limited compared with a person’s. Hence the job someone who oversees the work of machines to make sure they’re doing their jobs properly, and intervenes if the AI asks for help in a tricky situation.
Data Labelers For AI to properly understand the world, it needs humans to explain what things are—meaning, the data that the AI absorbs need to be labeled. That could mean identifying objects in images.
Drone-Performance Artists Drones are starting to work their way into the arts, where they act as dynamic light installations and flying props. And there is a growing need for artists who can customize those drones.
AI Lab Scientists Experts are needed to teach AIs about the life sciences or chemistry so that computers can surface novel ideas. Technicians, who test the results that AI comes up with to see which are valid and which aren’t, are also needed to help make machines smarter.
Safety and Test Drivers Most self-driving vehicles aren’t fully capable of working on their own just yet—and that means opportunities for people who help the vehicles do their jobs safely.
Classroom discussion questions:
1.Which of these jobs will fall under the purview of operations managers?
2. What kind of jobs will be lost in the AI revolution?
1: The jobs that will fall under the operation managers are the AI builders, robot managers, data labelers, AI lab scientist because these are the main components without all these the artificial intelligence can not be made properly.
2: In an artificial intelligence revolution many jobs will venture like general labor, housekeeper and people who have less knowledge or illiterate they can’t be able to do their jobs in AI revolution because they do not know what to do there. The technology will be new and it will be difficult for them to learn because the company will select only highly skilled worker and no opportunity will be left behind for them.