The future of jobs in SA: To upskill or bow down to AI?

As South Africa yesterday marked Workers’ Day, experts called for a major drive for the upskilling of the population for future jobs – in line with the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), an area in which the country largely trails behind, compared to advanced economies. AI in the workplace While artificial intelligence could benefit an economy by boosting productivity, it could also be a threat to jobs, which was why there needed to be a major realignment of education and training. Humans still run the show The latest World Economic Forum (WEF) Future of Jobs report said major global companies…