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                                                                                     artificial intelligence automates a
                                                                                     variety of tasks. However, just as
                                                                                     the Internet did 20 years ago, the
                                                                                     artificial intelligence revolution is
                                                                                     going to transform many
                                                                                     jobs—and give way to new kinds
                                                                                     of jobs that drive economic growth.
                                                                                     Workers can spend more time on
                                                                                     creative, collaborative, and
                    New jobs                     Artificial intelligence is          complex problem-solving tasks
                                                                                     that machine automation isn’t well
                                                 unleashing a whole new
                      and new                    level of productivity and           suited to handle.
                                                                                     However, workers with less
                                                 augmenting our lives in
               challenges                        many ways. As in past               education and fewer skills are at a
                                                                                     disadvantage as the Fourth
                                                 industrial revolutions, it
                                                 can also be a disruptive            Industrial Revolution progresses.
                                                                                     Businesses and governments need
                                                 force, dislocating people           to adapt to the changing nature of
                                                 from jobs and raising               work by focusing on training
                                                 questions about the                 people for the jobs of tomorrow.
                                                 relationship between                Talent development, lifelong
                                                 humans and machines.                learning, and career reinvention
                                                 It’s inevitable that jobs are       are going to be critical to the future
                                                 going to be impacted as
                                                                                     workforce.

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