Human element remains 'most relevant' even as organizations transition to greater AI use

While artificial intelligence (AI) has been replacing traditionally human tasks, human input remains the most critical element, the most important skill for entrepreneurs in an AI-driven era, an academic said.

- By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz Reporter

"You'd never try to multiply numbers in your head, because you know the calculator will win, but all the things you do before and after (the automated task) are what the humans do," Ikhlaq Sidhu, dean of IE School of Science and Technology, told journalists here on Tuesday.

"It still takes an input and an output, and there's what you do with the output. So, the human parts are the ones that are the most relevant."

When asked about what skill should future entrepreneurs possess as AI rapidly transforms businesses, Mr. Sidhu said: "being human... that is the number one skill."