{"id":7393,"date":"2017-11-04T09:10:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T13:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/?p=7393"},"modified":"2024-03-19T17:44:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:44:41","slug":"relevant-despite-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/relevant-despite-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stay relevant in the era of artificial intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"drone<\/a>\u201c<\/em><\/strong>No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 Orville Wright, American inventor, and aviation pioneer.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In some ways, we like to believe that there are limits to what the future holds. Automation, driverless or autonomous vehicles, and robotic soldiers\/drones are the stuff of science fiction \u2026 or at least they used to be. As we venture into 2018, many scientific and economic publications are reporting that humans are<\/em> very much being replaced by robots and artificial intelligence. And once more, there seem to be no limits to what these machines can do.<\/p>\n

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\"artificial<\/a>The motivation to replace humans with efficient machines that are not vulnerable to \u2018human distractions\u2019 is clear; technology offers a huge financial gain. For business owners, CEOs, and shareholders, it\u2019s appealing to be able to minimize the costs of labour and benefits while also avoiding the problems associated with workplace conflicts and absenteeism that cut into the bottom line.<\/p>\n

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Ok, so we know who the winners are in this scenario. What about those \u2018displaced\u2019 and \u2018replaced\u2019 people who need those jobs in order to make a living? How are they to compete against machines,\u00a0artificial intelligence, and other forms of technology? How do they avoid being replaced and displaced in the first place?<\/p>\n

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Pennywise<\/strong>, pound foolish – Robert Burton<\/strong><\/p>\n

The saying \u2018pennywise, pound foolish\u2019 is over 400 years old and yet, it\u2019s extremely relevant and timely.\u00a0In the past, we\u2019ve seen machines replace repetitive tasks such as factory work and larger scale manufacturing. More recently, we saw that technology and artificial intelligence could also manage more nuanced tasks, such as:<\/p>\n