Summary

  • Advancements in AI are causing a migration of both labour and meaning, as machines take over tasks previously believed to require a uniquely human intelligence, according to a feature in Venturebeat.
  • Tasks such as coding and drafting legal documents are increasingly being performed by algorithms, leading to a fundamental reevaluation of human value in the workplace, it states.
  • Technological innovation has historically also led to a shift in workers’ identity and sense of worth, from the agrarian era to industrial and digital revolutions.
  • However, the feature argues that the answer to AI taking over knowledge work lies in a reclaiming of value that only humans can offer, including empathy, ethical judgment and artistic creation.

By Gary Grossman, Edelman

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