Source: Fortune
Summary
According to Cornerstone’s research, AI is not displacing jobs, but rather eliminating tasks, which can lead to a talent shortage. The study found that demand for skills is growing across 15 of 16 occupational categories, despite AI exposure. The author argues that organizations should focus on developing human capabilities, such as judgment, creativity, and resilience, to make the most of AI tools. A survey of 2,000 workers found that nearly half have not received formal training on AI tools, and that workers value skills such as critical thinking and judgment over technical AI knowledge.
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AI is not displacing jobs, but rather eliminating tasks, which can lead to a talent shortage. The study found that demand for skills is growing across 15 of 16 occupational categories, despite AI exposure. The author argues that organizations should focus on developing human capabilities, such as judgment, creativity, and resilience, to make the most of AI tools. The announcement sounds familiar, as it echoes the pattern of previous technology cycles, where change in technology equates to a change in headcount. The ones getting it right ask a better question: If AI absorbs these tasks, what does that liberate my people to do? The advantage comes from investing deliberately in four interconnected capabilities: making the workforce visible to itself, closing the distance between learning and work, redesigning roles around what AI cannot do, and investing in managers as the connective tissue.
It’s time to get honest about the task, not the job.
Author: Evan Null
