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The apparent lightning speed with which the demand for AI skills has escalated in a growing number of industries confirms what experts have been predicting for a while: AI is decidedly on business leaders’ radar and quickly becoming an integral part of many workplaces.
“Adding a new skill to job descriptions is often a sign that a company has moved from experimenting with a new technology to making a real strategic commitment to it,” Lightcase senior economist Layla O’Kane explained in the release. “Right now, a lot of organizations are still in the experimental stage, but as they make key business decisions, we may well see this list grow.”
Also, the increase in demand for curriculum writers “may be the first sign of the second wave of AI, where this technology starts to reshape jobs outside the tech industry. The future of work is going to be defined by how humans work alongside AI, and this will be a key occupation to watch,” O’Kane added.
All jobs posted on Indeed – from truck driver to software engineer – have skills that can be done or augmented by GenAI, with HR jobs near the high end of the exposure, Indeed noted in September. Close to three-fourths of workers surveyed by Adecco Group are already using GenAI, according to a report released earlier this month.
The good news is that employees may be becoming more comfortable with the integration of AI into the workplace, May research by Robert Half found. Four in 10 of the more than 2,500 U.S. workers surveyed believe the technology will have a positive effect on their career, the consulting firm said.
Insights from experts should also ease worker concerns they’ll be ousted by the technology. In particular, GenAI is less likely to replace an entire job, but instead will serve as a tool to augment or streamline parts of a job, Indeed’s chief economist said.
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