MIT Technology Review
A Deloitte survey conducted at the EmTech Next conference in June 2018 measured readiness for the future of work in a world of AI.
AI, robotics and cognitive computing are advancing rapidly and will have a massive impact on how people do their jobs, eliminating some tasks done by humans altogether and significantly altering others. That makes the future of work a clouded, even ominous, horizon for many companies today.
One challenge, discussed at the recent EmTech Next conference, produced by MIT Technology Review, is hitting the right balance of technology and human skills. And that’s not easy for organizations eager to forge ahead with the latest and greatest tech. “The idea of people and machines working together is so important fundamentally to the future of this conversation because what we all bring to the table - our humanity, authenticity, and ability to understand and interpret, I don’t believe will ever be replaced by machines.
It’s how we collaborate together that is really going to change the conversation and create the opportunity" said Deloitte Consulting Chair and CEO, Janet Foutty in a talk on the future of work with Deloitte Consulting’s US Human Capital Leader Erica Volini. Volini added, “We almost have to take our technology hats off and realize that this is as much a cultural shift, a mindset shift, an organizational shift, as it is about the newest thing happening in AI.”
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