Artificial Intelligence In Business

The impact of artificial intelligence on the future of business can only be estimated, but estimations can be formed on the basis of legitimate probability, as opposed to mere assertions.  While no one can prove the specifics of exactly how artificial intelligence will continue to shape and reshape the workplace, there are blatant clues suggesting which jobs will be affected the most and how they will be impacted.  In particular, any task that a simulated consciousness could easily replicate is at the greatest risk for no longer needing thorough human supervision, even if that task is almost exclusively associated with human workers in the public mind.  This does not mean, however, that AI will eliminate the vast majority of human jobs, much less that it would do so anytime soon.

Certain jobs, such as those related to accounting, will be threatened by the increasing prominence of softwares that can perform calculations rapidly and accurately, whether those softwares will take the form of truly sentient machines/programs or not.  Other jobs, though, like those associated with upper management (CEO, CFO, and so on), are quite safe.  Not only has artificial intelligence not progressed to the point where autonomous softwares have blatantly taken over every function of business, but it is also the case that no business leaders could be aware of the inner workings of their companies if they surrendered full control to AIs--even if those AIs were sentient robots!

Furthermore, for AI to even be or continue becoming an integral part of business operations, programming and technical evaluations are still necessities.  Artificial intelligence may have the potential to erase the need for human involvement in many menial or repetitive tasks, but it still requires some degree of human management: someone needs to ensure that the AI is functioning as intended.  Thus, programmers cannot entirely be done away with (at least for now) even as software analysis becomes more automated.  This means that humans will still have a distinct role in overseeing how AI changes the workplace.  Anyone who can facilitate human-AI relationships is likely to have secure job options in the near future.

There is no basis for thinking that artificial intelligence will nullify the human component of the workforce entirely, as some seem to suppose.  The need for a human presence in the workplace will never entirely vanish.  At the same time, certain industries and positions are more likely to be affected by the convenience of effective AI, and strategically planning one's career in a way that accounts for these seeming probabilities is ideal.  The future is largely uncertain (nothing can be known about the future besides the fact that the necessary truths of logic will still apply), but the evidence of the current era provides some indication as to which direction the AI revolution will head in.