Are you AI-literate?

"And yet, one thing is clear: for some workers, AI job displacement isn't a distant fear-it is already their reality. Indeed, it was recently announced that Accenture is making layoffs to reshape its employees for the era of AI, exiting employees that it views cannot be retrained with AI skills. As brutal as this may sound, it could still signal a trend many organizations are contemplating (but not yet officially acknowledging)."

"For example, although IBM laid off almost 8,000 employees, mostly in HR, with the aim of automating their workflows, this resulted in a recruitment drive for software engineers. That's not to say that the only way to avoid losing your job to AI is to become an AI engineer; IBM also invested in the recruitment of marketing and sales roles, which require human creativity and problem-solving."

Many workers fear automation and potential AI-driven job loss; 25% have considered that 'AI is going to take my job.' Projections of AI-driven displacement vary widely, with estimates ranging from 3% to 14% depending on assumptions, and future outcomes remain unknowable because projections extrapolate from past innovation. Some firms are already laying off employees perceived as non-retrainable for AI roles, as seen in recent Accenture decisions. AI also creates roles, prompting recruitment for software engineers and roles requiring creativity, such as marketing and sales. Organizational hiring choices and retraining opportunities will shape labor-market impacts.

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