( - not the “ Steve Jobs “ kind – I mean , “ Leave
Jobs “ kind )
Context :
AI could help determine who gets laid off ………… ET /
05 May 2023
Extract :
The Covid-19 pandemic gave
us firings by Zoom. Could the current technology craze give us mass terminations devised by AI ?
ChatGPT can already write a generic layoffs
memo, and Microsoft Corp. is planning to roll out its
365 Copilot to Excel, which could serve as an aid in financial planning. Now a
French startup called Pigment SAS is testing a generative AI tool expressly for
chief financial officers.
The product, called Pigment AI, is
based on OpenAI
software.
It places a chatbot inside
of spreadsheets and dashboards used to make financial plans. The software is
designed to chew through a company’s data and spit out answers to questions
like, What if we launch our new product three months in advance? or What do I
do to double my revenue in the next year?
“It’s removing the
uninteresting part of the work,” said Romain Niccoli, Pigment’s
co-chief executive officer.
Right now, nearly every business is scrambling to
incorporate versions of the latest AI to boost its bottom line or avoid being
gutted by superhuman computers. They are not always fast enough.
As a result, many companies may be interested in
this sample question Pigment says its chatbot can answer:
Why are our current projected people costs higher than the approved 2023
plan ?
You don’t have to be an AI
to guess that the recommendation could be to cut people costs. Or simply, cut people.
Companies are bracing for AI to automate jobs away.
IBM’s CEO sees 30% of back-office functions going away in five years and
has paused hiring for such roles.
Microsoft Copilot
could save data analysts and other spreadsheet
crunchers considerable time — or reduce the need to hire as many
of them.
While AI could inform a
company’s decision to lay people off,
Niccoli said it’s a human who will ultimately make the call. “It’s just making
sure you understand the consequences,” he said. “It will not decide for you.”
If you are laid off with the help of an AI someday, odds are
you wouldn’t even know it.
Concerns about AI are amplifying. The White House is backing new rules,
and the UK’s antitrust watchdog launched a review. AI is being deployed on the battlefield without
a full understanding of the consequences. But the billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla said slowing down
could kick up a different set of problems.
MY
TAKE :
With rapid proliferation of AI based “ productivity-enhancing
“ Apps , what jobs are most likely to disappear ?
Read-up ( offline or online ) and you will get vague /
broad / non-specific answer such as :
# White collar
workers – Back office staff – Clerical employees etc.
Obviously , this answer is not helping individuals who
might lose their jobs to AI
So , why not ask AI : What specific jobs are you likely to take over ?
ChatGPT gave me following “ SPECIFIC “ answer
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.hemenparekh.ai / 08
May 2023
My poser to ChatGPT :
There are
many experts making many " predictions " about the jobs that will
disappear in future, with the proliferation of productivity-enhansing AI
applications.
This ,
they say , will apply more to " white collar " office jobs , where
employees are mainly using a computer as their principal tool.
In the
list that follows, I have compiled a brief / partial list of such jobs, some of
which fall in the category of " Self Employed ".
Please tabulate these jobs and
in the table ( with title JOBS THAT AI WILL DISPLACE BY 2025 ) , incorporate 2 columns with
headings > Will
disappear totally >
will disappear partially
ChatGPT replied :
Sure,
here's the updated table with the additional jobs you provided:
|
Jobs that
AI will Displace by 2025 |
Will Disappear Totally |
Will Disappear Partially |
|
Accountants |
✓ |
|
|
Actors |
✓ |
|
|
Agents |
✓ |
|
|
Animators |
✓ |
|
|
Artists |
✓ |
|
|
Beauticians |
✓ |
|
|
Bookkeepers |
✓ |
|
|
Brokers |
✓ |
|
|
Carpenters |
✓ |
|
|
Chauffeurs |
✓ |
|
|
Composers |
✓ |
|
|
Consultants |
✓ |
|
|
Correspondents |
✓ |
|
|
Dancers |
✓ |
|
|
Designers |
✓ |
|
|
Detectives |
✓ |
|
|
Developers (S/W) |
✓ |
|
|
Drivers |
✓ |
|
|
Dress Designers |
✓ |
|
|
Electricians |
✓ |
|
|
Engineers |
✓ |
|
|
Entertainers |
✓ |
|
|
Fabricators |
✓ |
|
|
Farmers |
✓ |
|
|
Fishermen |
✓ |
|
|
Florists |
✓ |
|
|
Goldsmiths |
✓ |
|
|
Hairdressers |
✓ |
|
|
Housemaids |
✓ |
|
|
Housekeepers |
✓ |
|
|
Income Tax Advisors |
✓ |
|
|
Instructors |
✓ |
|
|
Insurance Agents |
✓ |
|
|
Interior Designers |
✓ |
|
|
Interpreters |
✓ |
|
|
Jewellers |
✓ |
|
|
Journalists |
✓ |
|
|
Lobbyists |
✓ |
|
|
Locksmiths |
✓ |
|
|
Magicians |
✓ |
|
|
Management Consultants |
✓ |
|
|
Marketing Consultants |
✓ |
|
|
Marriage Counselors |
✓ |
|
|
Mechanics |
✓ |
|
|
Mediators |
✓ |
|
|
Midwives |
✓ |
|
|
Nannies |
✓ |
|
|
Nurses |
✓ |
|
|
Occupational Counselors |
✓ |
|
|
Opticians |
✓ |
|
|
Painters |
✓ |
|
|
Paramedics |
✓ |
|
|
Personal Trainers |
✓ |
|
|
Photographers |
✓ |
|
|
Physiotherapists |
✓ |
|
|
Players (Sports) |
✓ |
|
|
Playwrights |
✓ |
|
|
Plumbers |
✓ |
|
|
Producers |
✓ |
|
|
Real Estate Agents |
✓ |
|
|
Recruiters |
✓ |
|
|
Referees |
✓ |
|
|
Repairers (All Types) |
✓ |
|
|
Reporters |
✓ |
|
|
Rickshaw Drivers |
✓ |
|
|
Sales Agents |
✓ |
|
|
Sculptors |
✓ |
|
|
Singers |
✓ |
|
|
Social Workers |
✓ |
|
|
Songwriters |
✓ |
|
|
Specialists (All types) |
✓ |
|
|
Street vendors |
✓ |
|
|
Travel Agents |
✓ |
|
|
Tutors |
✓ |
|
|
Typists |
✓ |
|
|
Tailors |
✓ |
|
|
Teachers |
✓ |
|
|
Therapists |
✓ |
|
|
Tour Guides |
✓ |
|
|
Umpires |
✓ |
|
|
Undertakers |
✓ |
|
|
Upholsterers |
✓ |
|
|
Vendors |
✓ |
|
|
Videographers |
✓ |
|
|
Vocational Counselors |
✓ |
|
|
Watch Repairers |
✓ |
|
|
Water-proofers |
I asked ChatGPT :
Many thanks. Surely you must have clues as to the processes used by each of these jobseekers .
And , surely, you must have deep understanding of which of these processes are " amenable / susceptible " for being taken over by AI .
Please list against each job ( in this table ) , WHY you believe a particular job will disappear ( partially or entirely ) .
You may add to this tabulation,
as many additional columns as you wish
ChatGPT
I'm
sorry, but as an AI language model, I do not have personal beliefs or opinions.
However, I can provide some general information on the potential impact of AI
on different types of jobs.
Generally speaking,
any job that involves routine and repetitive tasks is
more susceptible to automation through AI. This includes jobs that involve data entry, data analysis, basic bookkeeping,
and customer service.
On the other hand,
jobs that require creativity, emotional intelligence, and complex
problem-solving are less likely to be replaced by AI in the near future.
For example, jobs
such as accountants, bookkeepers, and data entry clerks involve a lot of routine work that can be
automated with the help of AI.
Similarly, travel agents and insurance agents,
who primarily provide
information and recommendations, may be replaced by automated systems in
the near future.
However, jobs that
require creativity and emotional intelligence, such as artists, writers,
therapists, and counselors, are less likely to be replaced by AI.
Similarly, jobs
that require physical dexterity and manual skills, such as carpenters, electricians, and plumbers, are also less likely
to be automated by AI.
It is important to
note that the impact of AI on jobs is not binary, and some jobs may not
disappear entirely but rather change significantly in terms of their scope and requirements.
In some cases, AI
may even create new job opportunities
in fields such as robotics, data analysis, and software development.
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