Debunking misconceptions about artificial intelligence and employment

The fast-evolving technology of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought rapid changes in many areas of our everyday lives. One such area is our jobs – our daily bread and butter – that are threatened by the sudden and quick growth of AI. “Will AI finally succeed in taking over our jobs?” is the question that haunts most of us. However, there is another reality to this popular myth. AI cannot take over everything. This blog talks more about this reality and aims to bring forth the continued importance of a BA course. It also highlights the various jobs that open up after graduating with a BA degree, which AI cannot perform.  

Is AI a threat to today’s jobs?

Task automation, improved efficiency at work, quick data analysis and processing – AI has created a revolutionary wave across the globe. It has also changed the face of several industries in India. This leads to common anxiety among the country’s workforce over whether AI can seriously threaten the job sector, taking away our jobs. 

Let us begin by understanding a simple fact here: AI does not yet have the potential to take over everything. Your jobs remain secure, particularly if you have or develop specific skills that AI cannot duplicate. One example is human creativity. What and how a human mind can think, technology is yet to evolve to that level. Another example is human emotion, something that AI cannot compete with. Creative ideas with a touch of emotion have the potential to create beautiful works of art or literature that are 100% original as well. 

BA courses open up a whole world of creative opportunities in terms of job prospects. These jobs are not yet touched by AI technology and still require human effort and originality. A few examples of such creative skills are shared in the table below:

AI vs creative jobs in arts & humanities

Although AI has successfully automated routine tasks and improved productivity and efficiency in many work domains, several areas still require human creativity. These are the areas where AI still cannot replace human interaction or emotions such as empathy, both of which AI is unable to provide. Most of these creative work profiles are available to graduates of BA degrees:

These jobs can be pursued after completing a BA qualification. It is difficult for AI to completely replace the human connection or touch in these job roles. However, technology does bring other benefits to the creative minds at work in each of these roles. One big area where AI can be of great help is idea generation, which is of immense significance in any creative job. 

Another area where AI can help is automating routine chores so that creative artists can free up their time for more complex tasks such as innovation, analysis, and coming up with competitive works of art. AI can genuinely boost human potential in creative works and help humans advance to the next level of creativity.  

The way of work forward

The rise and growing popularity of Artificial Intelligence in our professional worlds has already changed the way we have been working all these years. One revolutionary change that technology has brought to our everyday work lives is automation – something which has greatly simplified our tasks and created more time for us to focus on the more important stuff in our work that matters. With the emergence of new technology, the need for learning and upskilling ourselves to use it to our best advantage has also risen. 

Instead of feeling threatened by AI and fearing its potential impact on our professional lives, how about we befriend the technology and learn how to use it better in our creative jobs to deliver better to our customers? AI holds immense potential for new and innovative idea generation, a skill that can be used to boost human creativity. Also, AI can help with expressing these ideas in a more appealing way to our audiences. We can still retain the human touch and value that we bring to our creative jobs while using AI technology to help us work better in our respective roles.

Conclusion

This blog aimed at debunking certain misconceptions that have been floating around since AI gained popularity – “Will the technology succeed in replacing my job?” The answer is that human touch is still valued in a lot of creative jobs, such as the few listed in this blog. There is no replacing the end value that human effort and mind can bring to these jobs. However, AI can still be used to supplement and assist the human creativity involved in these tasks by automating routine/tedious chores, thereby freeing up mental space for more creative work. Additionally, AI can help improve the efficiency of creative artists by generating innovative ideas and means of expression for them. 

Numerous creative jobs can be taken up after completing an online BA degree from Sikkim Manipal University on the Online Manipal platform. The Bachelor of Arts course is offered in combination with 3 subjects – English, Sociology, and Political Science. Students can, therefore, choose to learn multiple fields of study in parallel and can accordingly look for jobs in the industry in any of the 3 domains. The advantage of pursuing an online BA degree from Sikkim Manipal University is that it can be done sitting in the comfort of your home at your flexible pace. Moreover, Sikkim Manipal is a NAAC-accredited university that offers UGC-recognized degrees.