Empowering the Future Workforce: Prioritizing Education for the AI-Accelerated Job Market

Lisa Amini (IBM Research), Henr y F. Kor th (Lehigh University), Nita Patel (Otis), Evan Peck (University of Colorado Boulder), Ben Zorn (Microsoft) It is believed by some that we are entering a new age of technology, characterized by advanced, per vasive Ar tificial Intelligence (AI), during which the rate of workforce and economic disruption will be substantially greater than previous periods. Regardless of whether a new era has commenced, AI is increasing in capability, speeding integration into the workplace and our homes, and prevailing in both technical and non-technical contexts and occupations. New skills and professions -- many of which are not yet conceived -- will arise, as will widespread job displacement. Just as the Information Age required national imperatives for computing education, similar imperatives exist for the rise of AI. In a sur vey of 4702 CEOs, 70 percent say AI will significantly change the way their companies create, deliver, and capture value over the next three years, and 45 percent believe their companies will no longer be viable in ten years if they continue on their current path.