In reality, the employees forced to use that AI are struggling to realize those gains.
One-third of those surveyed plan to quit in the next six months.
Who could have predicted this?
Your boss probably doesn’t know what they’re doing.bruce mars / Unsplash
On the ground, we’re seeing a massive skills gap.
Dream or Nightmare?
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Except, of course, it’s not working like that.
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The reality is that AI software isn’t at all intelligent.
It’s a tool like any other and one which needs to be used by humans.
Training
Let’s take a more realistic scenario.
Perhaps a salesperson has been given AI tools to help generate leads to follow up.
Or they have to give the leads to the AI, and the AI does the dirty work.
Whatever the case, there are two barriers here.
“Initially, business leaders were excited about potential productivity gains, much like current AI enthusiasm.
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Then, there’s the unpredictable nature of AI itself.
“This ‘productivity paradox’ saw companies investing heavily in computer technology without immediate returns.”
That may happen when AI vendors stop hawking their wares as do-it-all solutions.
