Redefining Intelligence In The Age Of AI

Though all industries will become digital, smart, and rely on the power of the cloud, the most difficult jobs to automate will be those that quintessentially require higher-order thinking.

This article was originally published on Forbes Middle East

In today’s age, it is no longer enough that only software programmers and IT specialists understand emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, blockchain, and data science. To understand their use and implications, current and future industry leaders ought to be able to recognize and have a grasp of these groundbreaking technologies. They should be able to gauge the impact these technologies have not only on business, but also on society and life.

One of the most pervasive questions that come up in discussions about the human race’s days ahead is around the future of work. This is understandable, given that today’s technologies alone can automate more than 45% of all activities we are now paid to do. The Luddites and the Musks of the world have often expressed their apprehensions of a future in which robots have taken away almost all our jobs. In such a scenario, it’s worth wondering: what will humans keep themselves busy with in an era in which AI matches or even surpasses human intelligence?