Resistance Is Futile: Embracing the Era of the Augmented Worker
The prospect of A.I.-augmented workers is both promising and unsettling: How can employees and firms ensure that they get the benefits of A.I. without erasing uniquely human strengths?
Nathaniel Barr is a professor of creativity and creative thinking at Sheridan College, and an expert in cognitive psychology and applied behavioral science. He has published on a wide array of topics including creativity, innovation, misinformation and bullshit, how humans offload thinking to technology, and artificial intelligence. He teaches courses and develops curriculum focused on human skills of the future, and is an active advisor to industry in applying psychological and behavioral insights to organizational and societal challenges.
The prospect of A.I.-augmented workers is both promising and unsettling: How can employees and firms ensure that they get the benefits of A.I. without erasing uniquely human strengths?