HOW WILL THE ADOPTION OF AI IN AUSTRALIA IMPACT THE FUTURE OF JOBS

Contrary to any fears about AI, what we are currently witnessing globally, is a new golden age for creativity and production, with humans at the forefront.

Whenever any new bleeding-edge or cutting-edge technology is introduced, the job market undergoes a transformation. Certain roles fade away, making room for new opportunities. We can all think of hundreds of examples of manual to automated transformations. These examples highlight the dynamic nature of job markets as technology advances, demonstrating both the displacement of certain roles and the creation of new, often more specialized, opportunities The pattern remains consistent – our jobs evolve, and so does the market.

In the Australian context, like in any other country/context jobs that need automation are automated through robotics and AI.   Jobs such as repetitive manufacturing tasks, data entry and analysis, customer support eg basic customer queries and support functions, transport and delivery services, routine administrative tasks eg scheduling, email sorting, and document processing, quality control in manufacturing, data-intensive jobs in finance, retail and checkout processes, security surveillance, content generation etc.

It is important to understand that human roles are indispensable. Roles such as developers, cloud architects, generative AI artists, customer relations, project managers, writers, creative directors, and human producers will continue to grow in demand.

The AI and the generative AI evolution will only strengthen human creativity by reducing time wasted on repetitive tasks, rather than replace jobs.