You don’t have to be a data scientist or artificial intelligence developer to feel the impact that AI is having on career opportunities. AI is opening paths in many and often unexpected ways — and a rudimentary knowledge of the power of the technology is now a must.
Succeeding in business — across all occupations — will require at least some working knowledge of AI, industry experts concur. “In today’s global business environment, you’d be hard-pressed to find many roles that don’t require digital skills to complete daily tasks,” says Maureen Lonergan, vice president for training and certification at AWS.
A study out of Gallup and AWS finds “nearly two-thirds of U.S. employers believe emerging technologies—such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and robotics—will become a standard part of their business in the near future,” she adds, citing an Gallup survey commissioned by AWS. ‘For both technical and non-technical staff, it’s an ideal time to build a basic understanding of how AI is being applied to real world applications.”
Similarly, a recent survey of 31,000 executives out of Microsoft finds 82% say their employees will need new skills to be prepared for the growth of AI. ‘Working alongside AI—using natural language—will be as inherent to how we work as the internet and the PC,” the report’s authors point out.
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