Dagens Industri, Sweden: Chief Strategy Officer of Cognizant Digital Business Says AI Will Automate Existing Jobs, but Also Create New Knowledge Jobs

“With the development of smart robots and artificial intelligence (AI), the labor market is to change significantly in the future,” says Paul Roehrig. “The views differ as to which jobs and how many will disappear.” Excerpts:

“In all business models today, there is a digital strategy. The questions we get are not about “whether” but rather about “how long” companies are going to have to change and how to use the robots in their business.

Many books about AI paint a dystopian vision of a future where technology replaced human labor in the job market. Sure, some tasks will be automated, but that’s just a part of the bigger picture. I worked for a long time as a musician. But then I was replaced by a CD player.

Just look at the industrial revolution that improved society. Similarly, AI will automate existing jobs, but also create a whole new set of knowledge jobs in many different fields.

Do not underestimate man’s imagination. We have repeatedly shown that we can do things that we previously thought were not possible and we will continue to do that.”

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