"Users also ranked creativity as the number one skill necessary to use the technology efficiently, followed by prompt engineering, strategy and editing."—Essential Skills for Efficient Technology Use  read more >

"Overall, the top five biggest use cases for gen AI in the workplace are creative writing, email marketing, idea generation, blog posts and writing product content.” (The AI in Business Trend Report 2023: Insights, Use Cases, and Sentiments from 500 Professionals)  read more >

"Now you could see the same effect on lots of white-collar work. Think translators, web designers, lawyers, coders, accountants, copywriters, or HR professionals. The skills developed through advanced degrees or years of experience in a specific role or company might soon be embedded into a generative AI tool, lowering the bar to entry. “—It's becoming clear that AI is going to whack the mediocre middle of office workers  read more >

"the AI tool based its suggestions on the work style and outputs of the company’s most productive agents, and therefore spread their pattern of behavior to newer and less skilled workers”  (Measuring the productivity impact of generative AI)  read more >

"Relationships rank first in terms of workplace quality and job satisfaction. Do business leaders today have an obligation to offer deeper social connection at work?" —The Economic Impact Of Loneliness: Office Relationships Vs. Chat GPT  read more >

According to a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workforce will likely drive demand for “re-skilling” and new training programmes for workers. The WEF's Human Capital Report found that nations who prioritised workforce training and advancement had fewer skills gaps than those that didn't. [AI Could Drive A Push For Re-Skilling](https://www.forbes.com/sites/timbajarin/20 23/05/30/ai-could-drive-a-push-for-re-skilling/)  read more >

"durable skills—my preferred term—are essential. And in an automation-focused future, they’ll be even more so." —The Soft Skills “Debate” Is Over  read more >

Goldman Sachs reported this week in a sobering and alarming report about AI's ascendance. The investment bank estimates 300 million jobs could be lost or diminished by this fast-growing technology. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/03/31/goldman-sachs-predicts-300-million-jobs-will-be-lost-or-degraded-by-artificial-intelligence/  read more >

"In the digital era, the leader as an organizational midwife is typically a chief experience officer or a people leader who takes on the role and responsibilities of someone who nurtures a culture in which decisions on how something should and should not be used are made deliberately and intentionally by everyone.” (The art of leading in the AI age)  read more >

"Rob Thomas, the chief commercial officer at IBM, said managers who use AI will replace managers who don't." (https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-managers-who-use-ai-will-replace-those-who-dont-2023-5)  read more >