AI will do to your career what the calculator did to math.
5 critical things you should know to future-proof your career:
5 critical things you should know to future-proof your career:
1. Things are moving fast (like, really fast).
For example, in just the last few months we've seen:
• Students use AI writing tools to cheat on their homework.
• New AI tools that help schools detect cheating.
• Newer AI tools that beat AI detection tools (crazy, I know).
For example, in just the last few months we've seen:
• Students use AI writing tools to cheat on their homework.
• New AI tools that help schools detect cheating.
• Newer AI tools that beat AI detection tools (crazy, I know).
Writing is one of the first skills to get hit by AI.
A similar pattern will play out across a host of different skills that we previously thought only humans could do.
Which means that....
A similar pattern will play out across a host of different skills that we previously thought only humans could do.
Which means that....
2. Many previously-valued skills will lose importance.
As AIs start performing better than us at certain types of tasks, previously-valued skills may become redundant.
Examples of skills that will likely lose value:
• Copywriting
• Graphic design
• Customer service
But....
As AIs start performing better than us at certain types of tasks, previously-valued skills may become redundant.
Examples of skills that will likely lose value:
• Copywriting
• Graphic design
• Customer service
But....
3. Other skills will start taking on greater importance.
Especially skills that the AI won't be good at.
Like:
• Public speaking
• Creative and critical thinking
• Managing and motivating teams of people
And most importantly....
Especially skills that the AI won't be good at.
Like:
• Public speaking
• Creative and critical thinking
• Managing and motivating teams of people
And most importantly....
4. The barrier for creating software will go down dramatically.
As AI gets better at writing code, building software will no longer be limited to people who can code.
This means that anyone will be able to build apps and products without needing technical knowhow.
As AI gets better at writing code, building software will no longer be limited to people who can code.
This means that anyone will be able to build apps and products without needing technical knowhow.
Arming the whole planet with software creation capabilities will have 2 major consequences:
1. We'll see a major explosion in new products and businesses.
2. Everyone will be able to create and employ an army of robots with the help of an AI.
1. We'll see a major explosion in new products and businesses.
2. Everyone will be able to create and employ an army of robots with the help of an AI.
Figma made everyone a designer by lowering the barrier of entry for design creation.
Social media made everyone a content creator by lowering the barrier of entry for content creation.
AI could make everyone an entrepreneur by lowering the barrier for software creation.
Social media made everyone a content creator by lowering the barrier of entry for content creation.
AI could make everyone an entrepreneur by lowering the barrier for software creation.
5. Very soon, knowing how to get AIs to do the work for you will be a more important skill than knowing how to do the work yourself.
Just like learning how to use Excel is now a more important skill than knowing how to do all the arithmetic manually yourself.
Just like learning how to use Excel is now a more important skill than knowing how to do all the arithmetic manually yourself.
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