👷🏻What Will Jobs of the Future Look Like? - #9

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What a week loaded with AI-related news! GPT-4, Anthropic Claude, Midjourney V5, and the latest from Google and Microsoft.

You probably saw Google announcing its Workspace AI and Microsoft introducing 365 Copilot. If not, here's a quick summary of what each offers:

Google Workspace AI:

• Docs Assistance: Brainstorming, editing, writing, and rewriting with AI.

• Slides: Auto-generation of images, audio, and video.

• Sheets: Data generation and analysis through auto-complete, formula creation, and categorization.

• Gmail: Email drafting, response, summarization, and prioritization.

• Meet: New background generation and note capture during meetings.

• Chat: Workflow enablement for task management.

Microsoft 365 Copilot:

• Unified Assistant: Copilot is a chatbot accessible in all Office applications via a dedicated button.

• Word: Draft creation for editing and improving.

• PowerPoint: Presentation creation with a few instructions.

• Excel: Trend analysis and data visualization.

• Outlook: AI-driven email management, summarization, and quick response drafting.

• Teams: Key discussion points summary, identification of agreements/disagreements, and action item suggestions.

Now, in the era of "knowledge workers," where you and I likely fit into that description, AI will play an increasingly significant role. While many might view this as a threat to their jobs, which often happens during "technological breakthroughs," I believe we should embrace this as an opportunity and ride the wave.

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The Importance of AI in Our Jobs

How significant is this? Well, EXTREMELY.

Many tasks that used to require significant time and focus no longer need to be done from scratch, thanks to AI. For example, I remember spending HOURS writing copy for Facebook ads, looking for the best CTA, crafting engaging ad copy, and so on. Now, with AI, this can be done much faster, better, and with a variety of options.

Meta Ads, for instance, benefits when you provide multiple text variations, allowing for optimized ad combinations. Previously, this required significant time investment. But with ChatGPT or other AI tools, you can focus on strategy rather than drafting copy.

Lawyers can also leverage AI tools to save money for their clients. Just ask about a specific case based on current laws, and AI can offer a response that a human then corroborates.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about "Prompt Engineers," people skilled at crafting "queries" to AI for better responses or outcomes. Some companies pay over $300K per year for this expertise, and it makes sense as a high-paying skill. I've seen significant differences in the quality of results depending on whether someone knows how to write a good prompt. These are skills you should be honing to ride the AI wave and increase your value in the job market.

Personally, I believe we're in a fantastic moment where many jobs will change for the better. Our potential as humans and knowledge workers will be greatly enhanced with AI. The examples mentioned are text-related, but I could expand further into art, design, software, etc. If you haven't seen it, check out the GPT-4 introduction video, where a simple drawing becomes functional code. This is a game-changer, opening a universe of possibilities for people who previously didn't know how to code or want to speed up the initial creation process.

Soon, a significant portion of work will be generated with AI assistance, as it no longer makes sense to do things from scratch in many cases.

Open Questions About the Future of Work

This raises several questions:

• Which jobs will change dramatically in the coming months?

• Which jobs will disappear?

• What new jobs will emerge?

Based on what we're already seeing, we can start forming an idea of the answers to these questions.

What about you? Are you honing your expertise with the help of AI?

🏄🏻‍♂️ Mark Zuckerberg Pivots to AI After His Metaverse Bet

It's not just Google and Microsoft; Meta also wants a piece of the AI pie. After announcing his "year of efficiency," with additional layoffs of over 10,000 people this year, Mark Zuckerberg announces that the new focus will be on AI. Will Meta ride the wave successfully?

🦉 Quote of the Week "Make stuff you love and talk about stuff you love, and you’ll attract people who love that kind of stuff. It’s that simple." — Austin Kleon, Show Your Work

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