How Deep Learning Will Impact Your Future Employability

Today, deep learning is just a cool technology, but it could mean that you won't qualify for tomorrow's best-paying jobs, even if you work in IT. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already shaking things up at Google, Facebook and IBM, and it is going to affect how work is performed in all sectors. There's already been plenty of discussion about AI supplanting so-called blue-collar work, such as trucking and railroad track inspection, but it won't stop at those seemingly easier targets. For a number of reasons, white-collar jobs could be an even more inviting target for machine learning and related technologies. Many experts have highlighted the professional impact of AI and other automation technologies, but none more presciently than Richard and Daniel Susskind in their recent book "The Future of the Professions."