Artificial Intelligence (AI) is bringing revolutionary changes in many sectors. Many companies in America are using AI to handle low-skilled and routine tasks. As a result, employees performing these tasks are being laid off. Although this situation is not very visible in India at the moment, this trend is likely to spread worldwide in the near future. In such a scenario, will existing jobs disappear? How should we face this challenge? How can we create new opportunities? Recently, the multinational company Amazon laid off 14,000 employees. A few days ago, the company's CEO Andrew R. Jassy commented that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may lead to job losses. Amazon employs more than 1.5 million people. Laying off 14,000 of them may not be a big deal for the company. But for those workers, it is a major personal setback. This reflects the growing threat posed by AI. With the recent developments, there is a debate in corporate organizations about what benefits AI can bring and how to deal with the threat of layoffs among employees.

What kind of jobs will be affected by Artificial Intelligence?
Now everyone should ask themselves, "What's my job? How much skill does it require?" Because most of the jobs that will be lost due to artificial intelligence are those that do not require much skill. Computers can easily do tasks like data entry, call center, customer service-support, coding, as well as general administration, drawing pictures, and translation with the help of AI. Artificial intelligence will streamline all such routine tasks. AI developers, Engineers, Machine Learning experts, Data analysts, and scientists will replace such employees. Similarly, the role of AI is expanding in the fields of law, medicine, finance, and software development. The experts working in these fields will be largely limited to thinking, monitoring, and using AI effectively. People who perform work that human-made robots and computers cannot do don't have to worry about losing their jobs. In addition to arts and literature, there are some jobs that require judgment, discernment, emotion, sensitivity, imagination, and human intelligence. These are called “AI-proof” jobs. The jobs performed by nurses, physiotherapists, HR managers, and teachers cannot be completely taken over by AI technology. So, such people may not have much trouble.

Change is necessary
For a candidate who has gone for a job interview in the past, what have you studied? What have you learned? How can you be useful to our organization? Can you do these kinds of work?... These types of questions used to arise. From now on, the questions that will arise are “How effectively can you use AI? How much have you learned about AI tools?” It should be remembered that those who ask AI the right questions and get answers will have more job opportunities. Asking questions like this is called 'AI prompting'. It means understanding our needs and what we want, and asking AI accordingly in the clearest way. In a way, prompting means giving the necessary input to AI to prepare an appropriate answer. In the future, the ability to use AI (AI literacy) will be mandatory for every job. In addition to qualifications and experience, how effectively one uses AI tools will be key to job growth. AI will eliminate common jobs like data entry in the future. At the same time, there will be radical changes in the governance of government, private offices, and corporate organizations. The design of procedures, operations, production, and research will undergo many changes. Automation will increase in factories. Robotic machines will work continuously in place of humans. Therefore, there will be no need to rely on humans to produce goods and provide services. Moreover, these will be completed much faster. Although AI cannot do some tasks, it will be helpful to the employees who do them. AI will also help in tasks such as watering the fields, spraying fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural sector.

Only if you have the skills...
The answer to the question of “Will AI create new job opportunities or Will it cause job cuts” is that both will happen. The fear of job loss is somewhat true, but at the same time, it should be recognized that a large number of new types of jobs will emerge. In the future, although tasks will exist, they will have to be completed with the help of Al unlike now. Almost 3 decades ago, when computers became widely available, concerns arose about job loss and computerization. But after that, a large number of jobs have emerged. Computerization has increased the speed and quality of services. It can be said without a doubt that similar changes will occur with AI. More new job opportunities will be created than the jobs that will be lost because of AI. But, small and medium-level jobs will decrease and those that require skill and experience will increase. Those who do not accept and welcome these changes and master the skills of AI will inevitably lose. They will have to step aside and give opportunity to new ones. Only those who shape themselves as “AI ready” will stand out.

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