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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.
Data Literacy Skills: It is said that ‘There is no good AI without good data’. AI analysis can be
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.
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
improve the user experience and develop machines accordingly.
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.
Leadership Skills: The workplace in future will have project-based teams, remote teams with
flexible structure unlike present day hierarchical structure. So, individuals will need traits like
being inspiring, helpful and the best versions of themselves to be better leaders.
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.
Technical Skills
Technical skills are the abilities or knowledge used for practical tasks in the fields of science,
technology, engineering, etc. Following are some of the technical skills required in the field of AI:
Programming Languages: In the field of AI, one must know how to work with programming
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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