Artificial Intelligence aka AI is the new IT word that is taking business world by storm. Although there are a lot of speculations going on currently about the long term impact that AI is going to have, business leaders are optimistic about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on job creation, according to a poll by EY conducted at the EmTech Digital Conference, produced by MIT Technology Review Insights. The poll of 122 global business leaders found that, although AI is expected to reshape the traditional workplace, more than half (52%) of respondents believe it will have a positive impact on job creation. In fact, about a third (32%) of respondents say that, with the implementation of AI, more jobs will be created than lost, and an additional 20% anticipate that AI will create a surge in new jobs, boosting the economy.

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Milan Sheth, Partner, Advisory Services and Technology Sector Leader, EY India, says,

“While most organizations have embarked on their AI journey, the pace of adoption is bound to accelerate in 2018. The aspirational goal of AI is to take intelligence and put it into machines. To be successful, leaders will identify a business challenge and then determine where the technology can solve this problem. To be innovative, leaders will transform a traditional process/industry by discovering new techniques and knowledge to find the answers that are not obvious. But all this can only be realized with the support of AI-savvy professionals who can identify AI opportunities and AI-implementation specialists who are deeply knowledgeable regarding the AI components, including ML, Data and other underlying technologies.”

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Anurag Malik, Partner – People & Organization, Advisory Services, EY India, says,

“The Indian Government and businesses recognize the need to close the technology skill gap and the urgent requirement to prepare the labor market for a future dominated by artiﬁcial intelligence. To prepare the labor market for the future, it is necessary for the Government to periodically undertake an economy-wide skill gap analysis, which will in turn support policy makers in preparing for the future by analyzing the current capabilities of the labor market and the skills it will need to achieve to survive the impact of technology.”

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