{"id":1102,"date":"2017-09-27T21:34:39","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T20:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jollydeck.com\/academy\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T12:24:00","slug":"all-things-ai-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jollydeck.com\/academy\/all-things-ai-1\/","title":{"rendered":"All things AI #1: Robots ain\u2019t taking our jobs just yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Twitter research shows the Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong> has a firm grasp on L&D\u2019s collective imagination. And, by the looks of the Q2 trends<\/a> it\u2019ll be hanging tight for a while.<\/p>\n

During conversations with friends both inside and out of the industry, we\u2019ve found people are not really clear about the practical applications of AI. So, as we head deeper into AI territory (look out for some announcements soon), it seemed like a good idea to share some fine reads on the topic. Steady advances in chatbots, natural-language processing and machine learning mean AI is on collision course with workplace learning.<\/p>\n

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Why is AI so hot right now?<\/strong>
\nRodney Brooks, renowned MIT professor, has a great (albeit lengthy) intro to this question.
\nSeems that much of the recent enthusiasm about AI is based on the spectacular recent successes of machine learning.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Numbers Baby!<\/strong>
\nAt JollyDeck, the AI part of our product development relies on Microsoft\u2019s AI backbone.<\/p>\n

Why not build it ourselves? Well, their AI department is nearing 8,000 in headcount<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Burst\"<\/p>\n

BodyNET on your doorstep<\/strong>
\nHow long before our perceptions are expanded through electronic implants in our bodies or clothes? For an interesting view on the cultural challenges and varying attitudes about body modification, wearable sensors, and other ideas, check out this Nature article<\/a>. Well worth the read!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chat that bot…<\/strong>
\nThe chatbot market is poised to grow to $1.25bn by 2025<\/a> (though @Josh_Bersin<\/a> believes this to be an underestimate). Most opportunity lies in customer service. Glad we\u2019re not building news-reading or weather-announcing chatbots at Jollydeck.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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More bets on AI & AR<\/strong>
\nGoogle sold off Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for under $3B just 3 years after acquiring it for three times as much. Now they paid some $1.1B to troubled smartphone maker HTC, which doesn\u2019t sound like a big deal. But a Business Insider article speculates that HTC is Google\u2019s cheat-sheet to the next-gen AI & AR<\/a> for Android operating system–and that the influx of 2,000 new engineers will be a big help in the post-smartphone era.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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AI extends our brain. And our prejudices?<\/strong>
\nThe internet was built on the basic concept of net-neutrality. That means your internet provider can\u2019t block, speed up or slow down websites, content or information you access. Many believe that AI is equally neutral. Guess what? Unconscious bias is real. @jjvincent<\/a> wrote up a fabulous piece in The Verge, considering implications of certain AI applications in light of a historical review of how prejudice has shown up in scientific studies. Before we teach machines our prejudices<\/a>, we need to first teach ourselves.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Robots: not taking our jobs just yet<\/strong>
\nMost importantly, development of new technologies never works out the way its biggest advocated or harshest critics believe it will (more on that coming up in our All Things AI #2). Center for Economy and Policy Research, a progressive think tank, published a study on how Germany\u2019s employment is affected by industrial robots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The brief version: robots don\u2019t affect total employment but have strongly changed the composition of employment. Each new manufacturing robot replaces roughly two manufacturing jobs, accounting for 275,000 manufacturing jobs lost to robots 1994\u20132014. However, these 275,000 jobs are fully offset by gains outside of manufacturing. Plus there\u2019s data that indicates that workers working alongside robots keep their jobs longer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Speak up!<\/h2>\n

If you have something we\u2019ve missed, we\u2019d love to hear about it! Workplace learning needs a better understanding of AI and its relations. Know someone who\u2019d be interested in these topics? Please forward our blog post! They can join 4,000+ workplace learning enthusiasts reading this every other week.<\/p>\n

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