[The Typing Baker] 5 Key Competencies in the AI Era Changing Jobs

The key issue brought about by the AI revolution triggered by ChatGPT is jobs. Recently, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) projected that 27% of jobs worldwide are highly likely to be replaced by AI. This means that one in four people must compete with AI to keep their current jobs.

People have begun to fall into vague fears because they do not know when or how AI will replace their jobs. "Post-ChatGPT, Deep Dive into Competencies" concretizes these vague fears. While vague fears cannot be addressed, concretized fears can be managed. The author advises, "In the AI era where the rules are changing, you must jump into the competency war."

AI is also another opportunity. Numerous ends have repeated in the past. With the advent of smartphones, camera films made by Kodak and CDs made by Sony and Philips met their demise. Many people lost their jobs in the process. However, the time of the end was a great opportunity for some. The era of great transformation triggered by AI is no different.

The author explains that five core competencies are necessary to seize the opportunity presented by AI: 'creativity,' 'emotional ability,' 'self-directed development competency,' 'convergent thinking,' and 'ethical judgment.' These competencies are not to compete with AI but to utilize AI better.

The importance of these competencies is well reflected in the remarks of a CEO of an AI startup recently met. He said, "Looking at domestic services using ChatGPT, the number one search ranking was 'restaurants,'" adding, "This is no different from the existing portal search usage and shows that we have not embraced the AI era at all."

Generative AI, represented by ChatGPT, can produce an infinite variety of content such as text, voice, images, and videos. Yet, most users still use it only to derive fragmentary results like 'restaurants' because of a lack of competencies such as 'creativity' and 'convergent thinking.' The author emphasizes that to develop the competencies mentioned earlier, it is necessary to reflect on our attitude toward accepting new things.

The type of talent companies want is also rapidly changing. In a survey conducted in February this year by the U.S. job platform ResumeBuilder.com targeting about 1,000 job seekers in the U.S., 46% responded that they wrote their resumes or cover letters using ChatGPT. An executive of the company that conducted the survey viewed that there is little difference between applicants getting help from consultants and using ChatGPT. Rather, using ChatGPT is seen as utilizing advanced technology.

Such changes are also happening in our companies. The author, a human resource development (HRD) expert who has developed curricula and lectured at universities and companies for over 20 years, does not spare more concrete advice to cope with the changes. He explains, with examples, how to ask questions to ChatGPT, how to ask better questions, and how to apply it in actual work.

The author predicts that the era of competency wars will come, requiring both digital competencies in the AI era and uniquely human competencies. However, he emphasizes not to be engulfed by vague fears through concrete preparation. He stresses, "Team leaders in their 50s and Generation Z in their 20s have different unique competencies. If they try to learn from each other and work together, there is no worry no matter how the world changes."

Post-ChatGPT, Deep Dive into Competencies | Written by Minyoung Lee | Creta | 312 pages | 18,000 KRW

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