Humans And Artificial Intelligence Should Coexist, Experts Say

Experts at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions tackled the issue of artificial intelligence and what it means for humans, concluding that they can and should coexist. The pertinent issue is how humans can leverage artificial intelligence to enhance the outcome of new technologies and improve quality of life, and not focus on the narrative of human vs machine. However, rapid technological advances underline the urgency for policy-makers to redesign educational systems so that younger generations are adequately prepared for a workplace that will see more automated processes. "By some estimates, 47% of existing jobs in the US could be replaced by automation," said Wendell Wallach, Scholar, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University, USA. "When the World Bank used similar methodology, it came up with 69% in India, and 77% in China. If that's truly the case, we are talking about tremendous jobs being lost," he added.