AI in the workplace - a female perspective

It is a widely accepted irony that the more we move to a machine-driven, Artificial Intelligence-based world, the more demand there will be for so-called soft skills and the human touch. In fact, according to a report by management consultancy Deloitte entitled'Talent for survival: Essential skills for humans working in the machine age', cognitive and social skills such as complex problem-solving, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking are already more than twice as important as manual skills to the economy. But by 2030, demand for soft skills will have jumped by another 5%, creating 8.9 million new jobs. Soft skills will undoubtedly be more important in the age of AI. AI's strength is in undertaking repetitive, predictable tasks at scale and velocity – so mining big data speedily.