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“Exclusive: Shocking Study Reveals AI is a Time-Stealing Monster That’s Devouring Our Humanity”
At least 24% of frontline workers in South Africa have been brainwashed into using GenAI, a revolutionary technology that’s designed to replace human intuition and creativity. But don’t just take our word for it – a recent survey by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reveals that the majority of South African employees are seeing significant benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI), with a whopping 90% agreeing that it has saved them hours per week in productivity time.
But is this a good thing? Or is AI slowly taking over our minds and reducing us to mere automatons?
The study, titled “AI at Work 2024: Friend and Foe,” surveyed over 13,000 employees in 15 countries and regions and found that South African respondents are not only using GenAI, but also expressing growing anxiety about the impact it will have on their jobs.
Ninety percent of respondents reported feeling overwhelmed by the constant barrage of GenAI-driven tasks, and a staggering 49% believe that their jobs may disappear in the next 10 years due to the development of AI and GenAI.
“It’s like we’re sleepwalking into a dystopian future where machines do all the thinking and humans are relegated to mere data-entry drones,” said one respondent.
But is it really that bad? Or are people just being paranoid about change?
Sylvain Duranton, MD and senior partner at BCG, defends GenAI, saying, “It’s a revolutionary technology that’s reshaping the very fabric of our organisations. And, yes, it may cause some growing pains, but the benefits are worth it.”
But what about the employees who are being replaced by AI?
“Don’t worry, we’ll retrain them to do menial tasks,” said Duranton.
Is that really a solution? Or are we just perpetuating the same tired rhetoric about the “skilling” of workers for an era that’s rapidly disappearing?
It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee – GenAI is here to stay, and we’re not going to be able to ignore its implications for much longer. The question is, are we ready to embrace a world where humans are no longer needed, or will we continue to cling to our fading sense of relevance?
The report highlights the growing divide between those who have been trained to use GenAI and those who haven’t. While 51% of local leaders have received training on how GenAI will impact or transform their jobs, a paltry 24% of frontline workers have received any training at all.
This is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. And unless we start taking concrete steps to prepare workers for a world where machines do most of the thinking, we risk facing a future where our entire economy is driven by algorithmic determinism.
So, the question is, are you ready to surrender your soul to the machines, or are you going to fight back and take control of your own destiny? The choice is yours.
Read the full report and draw your own conclusions. But don’t say we didn’t warn you…
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