AI and Employment: Moving towards Creative Pursuits - Sachin Dev Duggal

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a topic of discussion in recent years, with many experts anticipating a massive influence on employment. The development of AI has to be closely watched as it advances and penetrates numerous areas of economic activity. This blog will explore how AI can impact employment, particularly by reorienting job markets toward more creative and innovative pursuits. 

Shifting Landscape of Employment  

AI's integration into various sectors is undeniable, with automation and machine learning transforming industries from manufacturing to healthcare. Historically, each new stage of technological progress led to changes in the job market that typically created more jobs than they destroyed. According to a report by the World Economic Forum, by 2025, automation and a new division of work between humans and machines will disrupt 85 million jobs globally but also create 133 million new roles.

Creative and Innovative Roles: The Future of Work 

As repetitive tasks giving way to robotic process automation become prevalent, creative thinking, problem-solving abilities, and emotional connections between human beings at work are becoming even more important for them. Job roles like these, which require natural skills, cannot be automated. While AI can perform data analysis and recognize patterns, it lacks comprehension capable of capturing subtle nuances and emotions required in creative production. 

Sachin Dev Duggal emphasizes this transition, noting that AI's capacity to handle mundane tasks relaxes human efforts and elicits them to focus on more strategic and creative endeavors. He agrees with the idea that AI will augment human abilities, resulting in a situation where tools based on AI empower employees, leading them towards higher creativity levels and better innovation outcomes. 

Mohamed Al-Hardan also echoes this sentiment, explaining how AI will prompt a paradigm shift in employment. He thinks people should gravitate towards jobs that require innovativeness and critical thinking. These characteristics are essential in a fast-changing technology landscape, which demands a flexible and continually learning workforce.