WHAT ARE THE EMERGING ROLES IN THE FUTURE OF WORK?

I have no crystal ball but the writing is on the wall.

Almost every job you can think of will be impacted by Gen AI to some extent. Some will become redundant, many will be augmented or altered by AI tools, and new jobs will be created.

Needless to say, jobs that are repetitive, predictable, and don't require deep human intuition are at the highest risk of being automated by Gen AI.

Examples of roles which are at high risk

• Content Creators
• Entry-level graphic designers
• Translators
• Photographers (headshots and product)
• Telemarketer
• Market research analyst
• Stock traders
• Advertising and media buying
• Factory workers and assembly line operators

You get the drift.

On the other hand, many more jobs - including knowledge work and creative roles - will adapt to incorporate Gen AI. Professionals in fields as diverse as education, healthcare. marketing, and HR will adapt, integrating Gen AI tools into their work so that they can focus their time and effort on aspects that require uniquely human skills.

So what are the new jobs that Gen AI is creating:

• AI prompt engineers (we all know that already)
• AI trainers/AI literacy educators
• AI ethics officers/AI policy and regulation specialists
• AI maintenance engineers
• Generative design specialist/supervisor - in areas like architecture, product design, engineering
• AI Content reviewers
• Data curators and cleaners
• Personal AI managers

At the leadership levels, business leaders will need to be cognizant of such shifts and rethink how their business units/people and process can adapt. They too need to upskill and understand the impact of AI on business so that they can be the catalyst of change.

Given such changes coming in the job market, everyone should be asking themselves some key questions:

"How does my work add value to the world?" "Can machines deliver that value, either today or in the medium-term future?" "How would I like to add value to the world?"

Note: Above content is adapted from Bernard Marr's latest book - Generative AI in Practice

About Adeline Tiah

I am an author (REINVENT 4.0), coach and a leading voice on the future of work. A big advocate of reinvention and founder of Soar Collective Asia (Soarcollective.asia ). I am also a co-founder/CMO of an ESG/AI startup (ESG-MD Ventures). Follow TROM.AI? for latest update on AI development and solutions.

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