Premise:
There has been a lot of commentary on the coming of age of Artificial Intelligence in 2023 and how it might even affect the jobs of 300 Million people worldwide. I also read an article on HBR about how good leaders will be hard to replace with AI. There have been discussions around the ethics and intellectual property rights of how these new age algorithms have been trained and the biases inherent in them. Many doomsday predictions have been made.
Some thinking has also gone in on how we can work together, helping each other so that we can cohabitate (which is what I believe will eventually happen). More interesting thinking on this line can be found here.
While all of these are great ideas and important things to discuss, I also think that each one of us will need to figure out for ourselves as to how will we engage with Artificial Intelligence and incorporate it in our lives, professional and personal.
Before we can do that, it is imperative that we understand, at a very foundational level what does artificial intelligence tools bring to the table and what we bring to the table.
To help with that, I had created a short video that talks about the difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. You can watch the video here.
In this video, I talk about three kinds of human intelligence and compare it with three kinds of artificial intelligence.
The three kinds of human intelligence are Empathetic (the ability to empathise with other human beings), Intellectual (the ability to learn new skills) and Creative (the ability to create novelty).
The three kinds of artificial intelligence are Predictive (statistically calculate what is probable in the future based on the past data), Generative (generate responses based on their learning and as answers to prompts or questions) and Adaptive (the ability to learn and continuously improve with time).
Once we understand this at the most basic level, we can then identify what we can do and where can we bring in and leverage artificial intelligence in our lives. I will share more information about this in a forthcoming blog (in a series of blogs on Leading alongside Artificial Intelligence).
In conclusion:
In conclusion, I believe that the AI revolution is truly in motion and there is no way that we are not impacted by it. Now, we have the choice to either embrace it or resist it.
I have always found it easier and more effective to embrace change rather than resist it. So, once we decide to embrace it, we need to be intentional about how to embrace the technology such that we come out more effective on the other side of the adoption.
