“This is the most exciting time for humanity \u2013 now is when we get to work on what it means to be human”To ensure the future of work is positive for everyone, we need to expand the discussion beyond economists, policy wonks and computer scientists, Elrifai adds. Alongside including in the debate those most likely to be displaced, he argues there\u2019s three other groups who should be consulted: psychologists, educators and testing experts, so we can better understand human capabilities.<\/p>\n
Dr Yano agrees, adding that we must also set clear outcomes regarding what problems we\u2019re actually trying to solve. But those who develop and design AI may not be the best suited for that role. \u201cSomebody who knows algorithms or information science is not enough to set a good outcome,\u201d he says. \u201cConventionally, the outcome is simply money or profit, or revenue or engagement of time, and that can create some very bad, biased results.\u201d<\/p>\n
But that raises a wider question that surrounds AI in work that\u2019s yet to be answered, Elrifai says: \u201cWhat do we want from all of this? Lower cost of living? Increased leisure time? Reduced inequality? Increased return on human labour?\u201d We need not pick only one, he says \u2013 we can focus on equality of outcome as well as opportunity.<\/p>\n
AI is one way to address the questions around work, but the questions themselves aren\u2019t new. \u201cThis is the most exciting time for humanity \u2013 now is when we get to work on what it means to be a human beyond doing what we\u2019ve done for the last two million years, which was essentially spending all of our time keeping fed,
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