Potential IT Jobs Created By The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the IT job market is a topic of much discussion and debate. While it is true that AI has the potential to automate certain IT tasks, such as data entry and simple programming tasks, it is unlikely to eliminate all IT jobs.
In fact, the adoption of AI is likely to create new job opportunities in the IT sector, particularly in areas such as data science, machine learning, and cybersecurity. As AI systems become more sophisticated, there will be a growing demand for professionals with expertise in these areas to develop and maintain these systems.
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to create a range of new job opportunities, as well as transform many existing jobs. Some of the new job opportunities that are likely to be created by the adoption of AI include:
1. Data scientists and machine learning engineers: As AI continues to advance, there will be a growing need for individuals who have the skills and knowledge to develop, implement, and manage AI systems. This will include data scientists who can work with large datasets to train AI systems, and machine learning engineers who can design and implement AI algorithms.
2. AI trainers and data annotators: To train AI systems, large amounts of high-quality data are needed. AI trainers and data annotators will be responsible for preparing and labeling this data, so that AI systems can learn from it.
3. AI consultants: As AI becomes more widely adopted, organizations will need assistance with developing and implementing AI strategies, as well as with integrating AI into existing systems and processes. AI consultants will be responsible for providing organizations with guidance and support in these areas.
–In 2018 Amy Webb, founder of the Future Today Institute and professor of strategic foresight at New York University was reportely quoted as saying the following.
“We will need new hybrid-skilled knowledge workers who can operate in jobs that have never needed to exist before. We’ll need farmers who know how to work with big data sets. Oncologists trained as robotocists. Biologists trained as electrical engineers. We won’t need to prepare our workforce just once, with a few changes to the curriculum. As A.I. matures, we will need a responsive workforce, capable of adapting to new processes, systems, and tools every few years. The need for these fields will arise faster than our labor departments, schools, and universities are acknowledging. … We need to address a difficult truth that few are willing to utter aloud: A.I. will eventually cause a large number of people to be permanently out of work.”
4. Cybersecurity specialists: As AI becomes more integrated into organizations’ systems and processes, it will become increasingly important to ensure that AI systems are secure and protected from cyber threats. Cybersecurity specialists will play a critical role in protecting AI systems from hacking and other security risks.
5. Customer service and support specialists: AI has the potential to automate many customer service and support tasks, freeing up human agents to handle more complex and nuanced interactions. Customer service and support specialists who are trained in AI will be in high demand as organizations look to implement these systems.
Greg Shannon, chief scientist for the CERT Division at Carnegie Mellon University is published by a major news outlet as saying,
“Life will definitely be better as A.I. extends lifetimes, from health apps that intelligently ‘nudge’ us to health, to warnings about impending heart/stroke events, to automated health care for the underserved (remote) and those who need extended care (elder care). … Future happiness is really unclear. Some will cede their agency to A.I. in games, work, and community, much like the opioid crisis steals agency today. On the other hand, many will be freed from mundane, unengaging tasks/jobs. If elements of community happiness are part of A.I. objective functions, then A.I. could catalyze an explosion of happiness.” —
6. Robotics technicians and engineers: The widespread adoption of AI is likely to drive the development of new robotics technologies, which will create new job opportunities in areas such as manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management. Robotics technicians and engineers will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and repairing these systems.
Many IT and political leaders are concerned about the ethics related to the rise of A.I. Many policymakers and business leaders share the sentiments of Thad Hall, a researcher and co-author of Politics for a Connected American Public who has been quoted as saying the following, “A.I. is creating a world where reality can be manipulated in ways we do not appreciate. Fake videos, audio, and similar media are likely to explode and create a world where ‘reality’ is hard to discern.”
7. AI ethicists: As AI becomes more widely adopted, there will be a growing need for individuals who can help organizations understand and manage the ethical and societal implications of AI. AI ethicists will play a critical role in ensuring that AI systems are designed and implemented in a responsible and ethical manner.
Barry Chudakov, founder and principal of Sertain Research is reported as saying, “By 2030, A.I. will value and revalue virtually every area of human behavior and interaction. A.I. and advancing technologies will change our response framework and time frames which in turn, changes our sense of time. Where once social interaction happened in places — work, school, church, family environments — social interactions will increasingly happen in continuous, simultaneous time.”
