Automation and artificial intelligence have taken over routine tasks including customer service and inventory stocking. However, people are still needed to monitor and provide context to the new technology. Below are tips to empower you to keep developing your career.

1.       Get training on automation and AI  from tech schools.

Getting training from tech schools instead of traditional four-year colleges may be the key for young adults gaining entry-level positions.

2.       Take all the automation and artificial intelligence training offered at your job.

Taking training offered at your job will update your skills and improve your productivity. Knowledge is power.

3.       Present context-based ideas.

ChatGPT isn’t able to place the information retrieved into context. Humans are needed to provide perspective for this information.

4.       Improve your public speaking skills.

ChatGPT can help you write your speech; however, it can’t present the speech to an audience and interpret body language as humans can. Public speaking is still a vital skill that will be needed despite the advances in AI.

5.       Strengthen your curiosity.

By enhancing your curiosity, you can learn new subjects quickly which will allow you to optimize your productivity while using AI.

6.       Enhance your creativity.

Exposing yourself to new people, events, books, movies, etc. will allow you to process and connect new ideas that can make you an asset to your organization.

7.       Grow your emotional intelligence.

With automation and artificial intelligence playing important roles in the workplace, leaders need emotional intelligence to effectively communicate the impacts of these roles with employees and stakeholders.

8.       Improve your critical thinking.

AI provides a plethora of information that needs to be interpreted. In the article, Six essential human skills to stay competitive in the age of AI, Bernard Marr, provides the following questions to ask yourself to improve critical thinking while reading information.

·       What is the main argument?

·       What evidence is being presented?

·       Are there any flaws in the argument or evidence?

·       Are there any alternative explanations or viewpoints?

9.       Be flexible.

Quickly adopting to new technologies and getting out of your comfort zone are essential to navigating AI. Flexibility also is needed when automation is not functioning and you may have to manual perform a task at your job.

10.   Increase your expertise.

Currently, ChatGPT provides basic information on topics. Subject matter experts are still needed to provide insights.