Essentially the most talked about news before and after the Davos Forum, or World Economic Forum (WEF), held in Switzerland last week was the difficulty of ‘artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs.’

To begin with, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that 40% of jobs around the globe might be affected by AI. The thought is that AI will improve productivity in some occupations, but it surely can also eliminate some jobs. A survey by accounting firm PwC also found that 1 / 4 of 4,702 CEOs of world firms expected not less than 5% of jobs to be lost as a result of generative AI this yr.

As negative predictions continued, Microsoft (MS) founder Bill Gates and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman emphasized that AI is not going to eliminate jobs but will change them. He gave an example of the proven fact that the identical phenomenon repeats itself each time a latest technology appears in history.

In keeping with one study, there may be a 50% probability that AI will surpass humans for all tasks inside 20 years. Nevertheless, it’s estimated that it’ll take greater than 100 years to switch all human work. Ultimately, only time will tell what impact AI may have on jobs.

Nevertheless, those that are apprehensive about losing work and people who are apprehensive have something in common. The purpose is that humans, not AI, are the middle of the issue.

And at the middle of all of it is ‘education’. The spread and development of AI is an unstoppable trend. In this case, quite than worrying about being disadvantaged by AI, the main focus ought to be on making good use of it.

I'm not saying it’s best to learn coding or AI expertise. We live in an era where coding is provided just by chatting with ‘ChatGPT’. Unlike previous technologies, AI deployed in the shape of chatbots could be easily utilized by anyone in the event that they wish to. So as a substitute of learning skills, many experts emphasize training in basics like human judgment and empathy.

Chatbots are still a technology with many flaws. They might talk nonsense as a result of hallucinations, and so they can convey dangerous knowledge, reminiscent of how you can make chemical weapons, with just an easy prompt command. AI remains to be only a tool. Ultimately, it’s important to make use of these technologies appropriately and never abuse them, in addition to the flexibility to guage whether AI decisions are right or unsuitable.

A technology expert named Esther Dyson summarized it this manner: “As a substitute of worrying about AI taking our jobs, we should always train ourselves to turn into higher humans.

The conclusion is that when AI will take over human jobs will depend on our attitude.

Next is major news at home and abroad.

■ Google begins the era of ‘AI browser’… Adds generative AI function to Chrome

Google has added a generative AI feature to Chrome that supports writing, creating theme images, and organizing tabs. Attention is being paid as to whether generative AI might be introduced in earnest like Microsoft (MS).

■ MS creates an alternative choice to ‘ChatGPT’… developing a small and cheap AI chatbot

MS is specializing in developing a small language model (sLM) to switch 'ChatGPT'. It’s because loads of money goes into running ChatGPT.

■ Lotte Group introduces AI solutions to all affiliates… spurring practical application

There may be news that Lotte Group will utilize its self-developed generative AI platform throughout the group. This AI is the model that ranked first on the Ko-LLM leaderboard, which tests Korean language skills.

■ Altman promotes ‘global semiconductor network’ to resolve AI chip shortage

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is promoting a network with global chip firms to fill the GPU shortage. Domestic Samsung Electronics and SK are also eligible.

■ Open AI bans firms that were producing ‘National Assembly chatbots’ using GPT technology

Open AI was banned from using GPT technology in elections, and corporations that attempted to accomplish that were blocked. Because of this we is not going to step into election issues brought on by AI in any respect.

■ Poja Labs launches Korea’s first ‘music generation AI’ that concurrently generates music, lyrics, and vocals

Domestic startup Poja Labs has launched AI that generates musical performance and vocals concurrently. The reason is that now anyone can turn into a producer with an affiliated AI singer.

■ ENI attracts KRW 15.7 billion in pre-Series A investment…Operates hamburger cooking robot production plant

ENII, an AI robot company that grills hamburger patties, succeeded in attracting 15.7 billion won in investment. Based on this, they announced that they might construct a robot production plant and start overseas expansion.

■ Apple's first headset, 80,000 pre-orders sold out… “Netflix, YouTube, etc. are missing from dedicated apps”

Apple's headset, expected to be released on February 2, has sold out of online pre-orders. Nevertheless, the encircling reactions should not cool.

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