Understand the impact of AI on employees and learn new tactics to source AI talent. Find out the future of the workplace and how humans could deal with the AI revolution.

1. AI & PEOPLE
Impact of AI on Talent
05th September 2018
Ali Khaled AlHashmi
SVP& Head of Human Resources & Centre of Excellence Group
Union National Bank

2. THE IMPACT OF AI ON EMPLOYEES
Ali Khaled AlHashmi

3. THE IMPACT OF AI ON EMPLOYEES
THE PRESSING QUESTIONS
Will our jobs
be taken
over by
Robots and
Intelligent
Machines?
Are our
jobs
secure?
Are we
still
going
to be
here?
Will our
jobs be
redundan
t?
Will we
take a
pay cut?
Are we
still
important
to the
company
?
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4. These sort of questions arise naturally simply as a result of
‘Fear of the Unknown’
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5. Will Humans
Eventually
Become
Unemployable?
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6. Tractors were developed to replace
human muscle power with mechanical
power.
Computers were developed to eliminate
cumbersome, error-laden human
calculation and replace it with digital
perfection.
In 1900, 40% of all US employment was in
agriculture. By the end of the 20th century,
that was less than 2%. Where did all those
farmers go?
WILL HUMANS EVENTUALLY BECOME UNEMPLOYABLE?
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7. Are Our Jobs Still Secure?
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8. ARE OUR JOBS SECURE?
Despite 200 years of labor-saving automation,
the fraction of the adult population that
participates in the labor market has risen,
steadily, decade over decade.
The fraction of adults working in the United
States in 2017, is higher than it was 125
years ago in 1890.
The US, for example, has created 17 million
jobs in net since the death of the Great
Recession, which is about the same number of
articles written in that period saying how the
robots are taking all of our jobs.
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9. Several jobs will become obsolete and that’s
normal but many more would be created.
The internet and mobile technology revolutions
have created far more jobs than they have
destroyed. AI will likely have the same effect, but
new opportunities in the digital economy will
require superior technical skills and knowledge.
ARE OUR JOBS SECURE?
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10. Research finds that while 45 percent of tasks
are automatable, only 5 percent of overall jobs
have been replaced by automation.
Accenture’s Operations group, which has more
than 100,000 employees, initially calculated that
automation would replace 17,000 jobs in their
accounts payable and marketing operations.
However, headcount actually grew as employees
moved to more strategic advisory services that
expanded their business lines.
ARE OUR JOBS SECURE?
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11. Does it require working in
an unpredictable
environment?
Does it involve creativity and
coming up with clever
solutions?
Does it require interacting
with people and using social
intelligence?
QUESTIONS TO ASK TO IDENTIFY IF A JOB WILL BE TAKEN
OVER BY MACHINES
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12. What’s Going to Happen?
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13. HUMANS AND MACHINES WORKING TOGETHER
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14. WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN?
The answer is straight
forward and is already
here today!
We will find ways for
humans and
machines to co-exist
and work together
effectively.
If humans can
outsource repetitive and
lower-value tasks to AI,
then they can free
themselves to perform
creative and strategic
work, and thus augment
their output.
Eliminating boring jobs
that employees dislike
can also improve morale
and interest as they take
on increasingly more
meaningful work.
AI increases
engagement and
creates happiness in
the workplace!
AI probably won’t eliminate
your job and even if it
does, you’ll probably get a
more interesting one!
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15. HUMANS & MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE Robotic
Warehouse
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16. Robotic Arm
in
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HUMANS & MACHINES IN THE WORKPLACE

17. Creating An
”AI Ready” Culture
The right mindset,
leadership dedication &
buy-in and a diverse
support team.
Creating an “AI-Ready” culture is not just about how to create smarter machines, it’s
about how to create smarter organizations through ‘Collective Intelligence’, enabled by
new AI technologies.
The first step in creating
an ‘AI-Ready’ culture
within your organization
is “Education” to all
stakeholders.
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18. Sourcing AI Talent
HOW EASY IT IS TO FIND OR SOURCE AI TALENT?
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19. SOURCING AI TALENT
HOW EASY IT IS TO FIND OR SOURCE AI TALENT?
AI talent is extremely scarce and
expensive right now. AI is a growth
industry facing a massive skills
shortage.
American universities only graduate
about 100 competent researchers and
engineers in this field each year!
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20. “There are fewer than 10,000 people in the
world currently qualified to do state-of-
the-art AI research and engineering.” -
Jean-François Gagné, founder of leading
AI company Element.AI
Top 20 AI recruiters, led by Amazon,
Google, and Microsoft, spend more than
$650 million annually to attract AI talent.
SOURCING AI TALENT
HOW EASY IT IS TO FIND OR SOURCE AI TALENT?
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21. What About Those Who Can’t Afford
The Millions?
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22. Understand
Different
Job Titles
Seek the
Right
Characteristics
Hire junior-level
engineers
Partner with
Universities
Host a
“Hackathon”
Recruit from
Specialized
Training
Programs
Hire
Superstars!...
like attracts like
Emphasize
Your
Company’s
Unique
Advantages
(EVP)
Find
alternative
ways to staff
your AI
initiatives
WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD THE MILLIONS?
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23. RECOMMENDED READINGS
Superminds: The Surprising Power of
People and Computers Thinking
Together - Thomas W. Malone
Applied Artificial Intelligence:
A Handbook For Business
Leaders - Mariya Yao, Adelyn
Zhou, Marlene Jia
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24. “Some people call this artificial intelligence, but the
reality is this technology will enhance us. So
instead of artificial intelligence, I think we'll
augment our intelligence.”
- Ginni Rometty (Chair, President, and CEO of IBM)
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25. Thank You
Ali Khaled Alhashmi
Senior Vice President & Head of Human Resources & Centre of Excellence Group
Union National Bank
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