These are the skills workers will need in the age of AI, says LinkedIn
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The “knowledge economy is on the way out” as artificial intelligence disrupts global workforces, says Aneesh Raman, chief economic opportunity officer at LinkedIn.
Instead, we are entering the “innovation economy” where human skills such as creativity, curiosity, courage, compassion and communication will be key, he said.
Artificial intelligence is a turning point forcing us to rethink not just what work is, but what it means to be human at work, according to a LinkedIn specialist.
Artificial intelligence is disrupting global industries and workforces, but it may also set in motion an entirely new economy.
Although the idea of AI dates to the mid-1900s, the technology catapulted into common discourse after the launch of OpenAI’s generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, in November 2022.
“But [generative AI] isn’t just another invention,” said Aneesh Raman, chief economic opportunity officer at LinkedIn. “It’s a turning point, forcing us to rethink not just what work is, but what it means to be human at work.”
‘The knowledge economy is on the way out’
Similar to the Industrial Revolution, AI is pushing us into a new era, said Raman.
“For centuries, work was about our physical abilities on farms, and then again in the factories,” said Raman. “It’s only been the past couple decades that work has been about our intellectual abilities.”
Now the rise of AI is sparking a new discussion: If automation takes over more physical tasks and artificial intelligence takes over more intellectual ones, humans will be defined by their social abilities, said Raman.
“The knowledge economy is on the way out, and a new economy is on the way for us humans at work,” he said. “I’m calling it the innovation economy.”
