Video Abstract
The OECD report “The Future of Education and Skills: Education 2030” states: “There is a growing demand on schools to prepare students for the most rapid economic and social changes, for jobs that have not yet been created, for technologies that have not yet been invented, and for solving social problems that did not exist in the past.” Schools are aimed at the growth of the individual, the learning of notions of general culture, as well as vocational training.
In this historical phase of such a disruptive transformation of the economic and social scenario, schools assume a key role, and not only for young people: forms of lifelong teaching in the use of artificial intelligence must be provided. To make the benefits of AI more inclusive while circumventing its risks, workers must be provided with appropriate skills and training for the virtuous use of artificial intelligence.
In some early studies, access to AI support was found to increase the productivity of all workers, but less experienced or low-skilled staff benefit the most. In that they are provided with tools they do not have.
Artificial intelligence cannot be overlooked precisely because of the impact it will have on professions. Many professions will be transformed, some will become obsolete, and a great many more will be created. That is why it is necessary to prepare young people for the professions of the future and prepare adults for retraining, in a lifelong learning perspective in a complex and ever-changing reality.
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