AI is transforming the world of work, are we ready for it? | FT Working It

Generative AI is set to reshape the workplace. Business leaders in all sectors are eager to adopt AI tools to increase the productivity and efficiency of their workforces. With the technology changing so rapidly and the many uncertainties it brings, are businesses truly ready for it?

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[Will-kpiv]

20 minutes of corporate noise, thanks FT

[johncronin]

Your job gets easier so you will be given more work. The level of monitoring of performance will be increased.

[stonersgym]

Hit all the right buzzwords ✅
Answered questions with 10 more questions ✅
17 minutes of vague speculation ✅

[gregvanpaassen]

Haven't noticed AI cleaning the toilets or watering the pot plants yet.

[ammini]

The real concern should be only the energy used by AI. AI it is expensive and we can't afford it as humans, the world is already suffering for the lack of energy and AI it is so hungry of energy. The Big Tech companies have to put down lots of money on Nuclear power plants as soon as they can.

[RanmaSyaoranSaotome]

Of course a big company at 3:16 has created a "personality type" around AI, despite such concepts being being utter nonsense.

[spiral]

One other reason for not using AI that they didn't discuss is how much energy and water it consumes (for cooling data centers). This is why I think there will always be limits to how much AI we can and should use. We also don't have the chip capacity to keep up with current demand, much less if everyone uses AI. While I doubt this is a reason most people aren't using AI, I do think it is a good thing that most aren't. It should be reserved for science and high end uses where it can do the most good, not trivial things like memos.

[robertbloch]

Once AI stops hallucinating and starts providing reliable results in an energy efficient way, it may become a useful tool.

[azharhabeebmohameds]

Feels like it may remove the middle management entirely from the corporate world!

[robinhoodyyc]

Now you can ask AI if your CEOs decision was correct

[EmptyOrbiter]

Office workers will go the way of laborers during industrialization. Executives are licking their chops at the prospect of cutting down their workforce

[gptBreeze_io]

00:02 Currently, two-thirds of desk workers are not using AI technology
01:27 Business Leaders' Perspectives on AI
02:38 Disconnect Between Executives and Workers
03:31 Understanding Worker Emotions Towards AI
05:36 Trust Issues with AI in the Workplace Only 7% of workers worldwide fully trust AI technology
06:17 Importance of Human Connection in AI Adoption even advanced systems won't succeed if people are unwilling to use them.
06:31 Importance of Guidelines for AI Usage
07:11 43% of desk workers reported receiving no guidance on using AI tools at work
09:39 Challenges of Using AI in Business
11:04 Enhancing Performance Reviews with AI
12:07 Simplifying Work Processes with AI
14:40 Balancing Speed and Caution in AI Adoption
16:22 Tailoring AI Solutions to Organizational Needs
16:53 There is a valid need for skepticism regarding AI's impact, suggesting that careful consideration is necessary before fully embracing the technology.

Summary by GPT Breeze

[BobSmith-fxsz]

3:29 "Why are the humans not using it?" - A human 👀

[SH-igrd]

So funny how media accounts still tout how amazing AI is while real people accounts demonstrate how embarrassingly stupid it is

[Sempreme-uz]

I am a fan of FT, but I found this video terrible. What is said about AI is vague and obvious. Once the video is over, no new information or interesting reflections about AI in the workplace are gained. It would be more engaging if you conducted interviews with philosophers or sociologists about AI, while keeping the focus on the economy. This could provide us with a different and deeper perspective.

[Simon-irmq]

I find it hillarious to think that HR types use AI to create long corpo speak out of short corpo speak. As a programmer I find AI useful to safe time on questions I otherwise would have solved googling. I rarely use it to create production code. The problem with ai-generated code is that it is very difficult to find the mistakes because it looks good while still being wrong in subtle ways.

[bobsthea]

some Ai is good for humanity but some Ai might make some group of peoples much more powerfull than anyone else

[combatwombat]

I found it fascinating to learn we're in the fourth industrial revolution when listening to a talk on the subject.
I suppose I had the notion it was mills and mass movement to cities far too entrenched as an idea in my head.

[mikedodger]

Very useful, thank you. If you are considering a follow up video, you might consider looking into the risk of losing organizational "tribal knowledge" to an AI service that has an uncertain future. Like all SAS products, once a company grows then founders sell and a hedge fund takes over and strips the human overhead and changes terms of service. The legal terms of service show how at risk a company is when dealing with a monolithic company that decides to "evolve". Rarely do profit minded companies do what is best for society, or all of their customers... they do what gets the humans the most short term payouts.

[Thebusinessprodco]

The tech is really useful, the few will be supercharged thanks to it, most will under employ is and the rest will be bamboozled or disenfranchised, well at least that's what I was thinking when i did my masters