EMBRACING THE BOTS
The Venture Magazine|February 2020
WISE LEADERSHIP IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Gihan Perera
EMBRACING THE BOTS

Are the robots coming for your job? Yes and no. According to a Dell Technologies survey, 82 per cent of leaders expect their employees and machines to work as “integrated teams”. And many employees look forward to artificial intelligence (AI) that can help them do their job better.

But not everybody has such a rosy outlook. The report “Australia’s Future Workforce” predicts about 40 per cent of jobs could be lost to robotics, automation, and AI in the next 10-15 years. And many employees are stressed about robophobia: the fear of losing their job due to these forces.

If you’re a leader, you have an added role as you navigate your team and organisation through this fast-changing world: to help your people adapt, integrate, and embrace the changes that AI will bring. This role requires empathy, care, sensitivity, and yes, more than a smattering of wisdom.

Obviously, different people are at different stages, and that can even vary within different roles in their job. If they are at any of the first three stages — skill, mastery, or judgement — you can help them understand the impact of AI and automation on their role.

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