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9                                                                           AI, as we see today, is not as expected as it was expected to be, when it was



                                                                                                                                            first conceived by John McCarthy at Dartmouth College during his first speech.
                                                                                                                                            Research  predicts  that  AI  could  create  38.2  million  net  new  jobs  across  the
                                                                                                                                            global economy, providing opportunities for more skilled workers as part of this
                                                                                                                                            transition.




                                                                                                                                                         82% of global companies are either using or exploring
                                                                                                                                                                  the use of AI in their organisation.



                                                                                                                                            Skills to get a Job in AI Related Fields

                                                                                                                                            As you know that every organisation wants skilled employees. To be an employee in the AI field, you
                                                                                                                                            must have some specific skills. Let us discuss about some of them in detail.

                                                                                                                                            Soft Skills

                                                                                                                                            It is said that AI can replace hard-skilled employees and employees with greater soft skills will
                                                                                                                                            always remain in demand. Empathy, leadership, collaboration, creativity are some key skills that will
                                                                                                                                            always be in demand.
                                                   Possibilities                                                                               Data Literacy Skills: It is said that ‘There is no good AI without good data’. AI analysis can be

                                                         with AI                                                                               biased if the data source is not reliable. Employees with strong data literacy (i.e. the ability to
                                                                                                                                               understand, interpret and analyse data effectively) can recognise the wrong patterns which will
                                                                                                                                               be useful for AI training.
                     Learning Outcomes                                                                                                         Collaboration Skills: Organisations expect their employees to work in a collaborative manner.
                                                                                                                                               For  example  departments  like  Design  and  Marketing  need  to  collaborate  with  each  other  to
                       Skills to get a Job in AI Related Fields       Career Opportunities in AI                                               improve the user experience and develop machines accordingly.
                       Organisations Providing AI Jobs
                                                                                                                                               Critical Thinking Skills: The ability to think critically will be more important for employees, as
                                                                                                                                               such people will come up with innovative ideas, solve complex problems using logic and reasoning.
                                                                                          Media Literacy                                        Leadership Skills: The workplace in future will have project-based teams, remote teams with
                                                                                          Information Literacy
                                                                                                                                               flexible structure unlike present day hierarchical structure. So, individuals will need traits like
                      State whether these statements are true or false.                                                                        being inspiring, helpful and the best versions of themselves to be better leaders.

                      1.  Smart home can be reduced by route selection, predictive alerts, and route deviation.                                Adaptability Skills: With fast changing scenarios, specially the advancement taking place in the
                                                                                                                                               field of AI, employees with the ability of flexibility and adaptation will be much more at peace and
                                                                                                                                               will take these developments as an opportunity to grow.
                      2.  AI enabled cameras will let us turn on our lights, play favourite music or change our room
                         temperature.                                                                                                       Technical Skills
                      3.  Smart Cities is a type of road in which AI-enabled devices are used for monitoring the
                                                                                                                                            Technical  skills  are  the  abilities  or  knowledge  used  for  practical  tasks  in  the  fields  of  science,
                         condition of the road, traffic levels and the speed of vehicles.
                                                                                                                                            technology, engineering, etc. Following are some of the technical skills required in the field of AI:
                      4.  Google’s DeepMind has already beaten doctors in detecting fatal diseases like breast                                 Programming Languages: In the field of AI, one must know how to work with programming
                         cancer in its early detection.
                                                                                                                                               languages which is essential in order to design various machines. Java, C, C++, R, Python, etc. are
                                                                                                                                               examples of such languages.




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