, concluded that half of all ‘work tasks’ will be capable of being carried out by machines by 2025.A disaster? Not necessarily.
So rather than rising up against the machines, all we need to is keep abreast of the developing careers market and make sure our skills align accordingly.‘We are currently experiencing an immense shift in the way we work, and this is only going to augment over time, which is why humans need to prepare for the workplace of the future, today,’ says James Wilson, VP at tech company Cornerstone.
The year is 2050. You have just been laid off and replaced by a particularly charismatic bot. It’s time to get back on the job hunt. Here are our predictions for the roles you might be applying for in 30 years.Away from the doomsday predictions of artificial intelligence on the silver screen, the possible applications of AI are much more practical, and thanks to the huge quantities of data that computers can now gather about human behaviour, the momentum behind major AI developments is growing.
The most successful businesses will be the ones who can keep up with the latest developments, train and retrain their employees and be open and adaptable to rapid change.‘The CPO can effectively boost workplace productivity by overseeing the organisation’s technology services, ensuring that the company reaches its business goals,’ says James from Cornerstone.
‘Quantum data analysts will be able to measure quantum information and help businesses upgrade to quantum level encryption.’ Bespoke healthcare is likely to be increasingly prevalent by 2050, as medical advancements change the ways in which we tackle illness and disease. Using drones rather than trucks to deliver packages could drastically reduce carbon emissions and take more vehicles off the roads. But for that to happen, we need people to operate them and to develop the skills to manage fleets of drones on a large scale.
‘It is possible that increased automation and robotics will leave people with more free time and that we will see a growth in social and community orientated enterprises,’ explains Peter Lawrence, a HR expert from Human Capital.