Dealing with an Era Full of Uncertainty in the Future

Name: Dealing with an Era Full of Uncertainty in the Future
Uploaded: 2024-05-03T01:16:28Z
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Description: In order to get around this era of uncertainty for workers - due to the presence of AI, we should ideally continue to develop ourselves.

In order to get around this era of uncertainty for workers - due to the presence of AI, we should ideally continue to develop ourselves.

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REDAKSI

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The city of Jakarta on Wednesday (1/5/2024) is an irony. Tens of thousands of workers crowded public spaces, while the Sudirman-Thamrin offices were closed.

Without reporting from the mainstream mainstream media or social media, we may not know what the workers' movement was saying last Wednesday. Some people may also forget the essence of Labor Day or what is known as May Day.

Due to the national holiday, on Wednesday afternoon, white-collar workers and their families spent the day at shopping centers instead. As for Wednesday night, in the Blok M area for example, young people who seemed to have just entered the workforce hung out with their playmates.

Meanwhile in the daily Kompas, from Wednesday afternoon to evening, a group of journalists listened to a presentation from media researcher Greg Piechota. One of the materials is related to the development of artificial intelligence (AI), which according to Piechota is “quite scary”.

Piechota is indeed focused on the potential changes that AI can bring to the operational realm of the media. However, Piechota also revealed that there are at least more than 100 AI devices that can be used for various types of work.

Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, emphasized at the Microsoft Build: AI Day event in Jakarta on Tuesday (April 30, 2024) that the new generation of artificial intelligence has transformed the way everyone lives and works, wherever they are, including in Indonesia.

Nadella is undoubtedly optimistic about the presence of AI. Although in mid-2023, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned that there will be at least 69 million new job types due to AI development. On the other hand, AI has the potential to eliminate around 83 million job types.

Regardless of the call from laborers on last year's May Day regarding regulations and contract work systems, the presence of AI should be approached with sufficient seriousness and systematic planning. Piechota's statement that AI is frightening is certainly not without reason. He has observed how the intelligence of AI continues to increase exponentially.

Labor organizations should start reminding our government about the importance of regulations governing the use of AI. In October 2023, America issued the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. This Executive Order is akin to a presidential regulation. Ideally, we should draft an AI law.

We understand that it is not easy to regulate innovations like AI, which are generally from developed countries. These innovations are usually introduced by multinational corporations that operate across borders, utilizing digital infrastructure.

Therefore, it is not wise to only hope in the government. In order to overcome an era full of uncertainty for workers - due to the presence of AI, we should ideally continue to develop ourselves. New skills should be learned because job shifting is difficult to avoid in the future.

Learning new skills doesn't necessarily require formal education. There are many informal training opportunities available. The key to learning new skills lies in one's willingness to do so. If we have a strong desire to learn, any obstacles can be overcome.

Editor:

ANTONIUS TOMY TRINUGROHO

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