AI in the Workplace: Threat or Sidekick?

Do you see AI in the workplace as a threat or a sidekick? Are you riding the wave of AI anticipation, or does the thought of ChatGPT taking over your desk make you break into a cold sweat?

AI: FRIEND OR FOE IN THE WORKFORCE?

Let’s set the stage: AI, especially since ChatGPT’s grand entrance, has been like that new, flashy colleague who’s super efficient but intimidating. Suddenly, everyone from the tech gurus at IBM to your friendly neighborhood businesses is either embracing AI with open arms or giving it the side-eye. Why? Well, the fear of job cuts fueled by AI isn’t just a plot from a sci-fi movie. In May 2023 alone, almost 4,000 jobs waved goodbye thanks to our digital buddies.

Read that again: almost 4,000 jobs went the Dodo way thanks to AI in May 2023.

THE AI-SITH HAS COMMETH

Before you start printing “Save Our Jobs” banners, there’s a silver lining. According to a Goldman Sachs report, AI might replace up to a quarter of our work tasks. Most jobs will likely evolve with AI rather than get bulldozed by it. Think of AI as that cool tool that helps you cut through the mundane to focus on the real brainy stuff.

So, what jobs are getting the boot? The very boring ones! (And others that shouldn’t but that…