AI

A major theme in the research literature about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of work is the potential of people working alongside or with AIs. However, it is quite hard to visualize what that might mean, outside the sphere of maintenance technicians in automated factories.

This weeks edition of the Raconteur online magazine provides six examples of people working with AI drawn from very different occupations and contexts:

• Furniture designer
• Journalist
• Filmmaker
• Musician
• Fragrance developer

The article says: “Artificial intelligence is shaking up the world of work, automating out routine tasks and freeing workers to concentrate on the more creative elements of their job. But it can often be surprisingly good at mimicking human creativity, and with varying levels of human involvement is now making inroads into new areas of work.”