Jobs and training in a world of AI and virtual reality - Smart Cities - Osborne Clarke

Artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality are here to stay, but what impact will they have on jobs and training? A new study by Pew Research Center and Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center asked more than 1,400 technologists, futurists and scholars whether well-prepared workers be able to keep up in the race with artificial intelligence tools, and what impact this development will have on market capitalism. According to Elon University, most of the experts said they hope to see education and jobs-training ecosystems shift in the next decade to exploit liberal arts-based critical-thinking-driven curriculums; online courses and training amped up by artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality; and scaled-up apprenticeships and job mentoring. However, some expressed fears that education will not meet new challenges or -- even if it does -- businesses will implement algorithm-driven solutions to replace people in many millions of jobs, leading to a widening of economic divides and capitalism undermining itself. "The vast majority of these experts wrestled with a foundational question: What is special about human beings that cannot be overtaken by robots and artificial intelligence?" said Lee Rainie, director of internet, science and technology research at Pew Research Center and co-author of the report.