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Stas thinkgovemments must have vstpowes ete surly an argument or digital weson of he 40 a. ‘We ned to eelerate the power of tecalogy but also recognise hat ln produes Some loses, and intervene ox markets buts krep In mind that governments can be blunt insturent, Technology {providing ws withthe power to adres the growing poten of ‘nega: Whether we can hares ha power depends ot ston ‘heloetgnce of echnolgists but also onthe wisom of lta Work and the rise of the machines ‘yd craton ‘technology i ising 2 host of questions about the future ‘of work, bute thing i cea: successful organisation ‘will have adapeaiity a thelr core ‘ACROSS THE WORLD, workers of every age ae asciated, perleed and sometimes fearful abou the impact that machines Iwllhare on work an special 0 theirobs. Tey ae noone: ovenment ministers wory about the ls fos and to what extent the hllowing ou of wor wil extend beyond routine work. Wil ‘machines replace or augment jobs? Wil the impact eft the ‘ea ea Fay Ut ass the coming decals? Wl the bs oto Totomaton fe replaced, and ifs, what willbe the characteris oF these new obs? “The aan of machine woe fascinating watch sliding can Coole Aiaco beating the wor Best Go player, goin that evaluate job applicants or recommend 2 corporate sates. Machines seems cn do sles anything hat humans can Thavewathed the inactofmachinesonwockowe the seven ears saat nave det the Fre oF Work Reseach Cnsortims FU. ‘Tis bing oper executives from mare tan 90 multinational ‘Companies iomalloverthe world an em fret ets. TOW) ‘worishon, cts roup apd a8 anual survey weclosey monitor the Impact machines ar ving on work. tis challenging 10 Rep ace swith constant steam of new development nari inteligce (a,b data machine aring and avast sey fee techno. ‘With these tends arse new and competing schools of toueh hat ‘mterpre each ne techsoogealdevlopmentand ts potential inpt ‘on work and ciety. The sung compleniy me that ht new itis impossite accurately to dw frm conclusions about exactly how each ecology rend wil alect werk nthe coming decades. Nowever, here areemersnga nanitefboaduestions that lieve reach in the eat ofthe date Will machines provide time and space for critical thinking and focus? ‘emachinesthatarereshapag workarenot neal bole that emerge Independently of inaviduals and society. Rather, thls design and se depict how we chose to work a anh how thee machines themselves infucaceworkand society. Thisinerlationhip between sesign anus is cle sen inthe development of the machines Intended to sve ou liable ine In he roe and 1708 domestic ‘machines washing machines, dyer, vacuum cleaner) rested tne for women who had previouay engage in domestic tou in the workforce fo more fees nes, the tchnooges embed nthe smartphone wee designed to make if ease connect othe, 0 setwork dane mot efecsivey and 0 manage ts persona lies mote ‘Smet The Mes was ht the time these echoes unlocked {ould rasgned foie on thevalubleand uniquely sean skis thatrequtetime ad foes such scat cross insvstion, “here sno doube at machines have Indeed teed the time it "aks to do many previously humasrcapitalintenive task: nats ru algorithms to sean seams of ater than manual seating for tends 2nd Ges enabies hore working In supply chains to ack Sven wth reser accuracy and es effort han eer ore, However ees te paadot. Most machines te indo thet to rovidethegioftme~andyet hee tecnnolage athe very sane thacaresqucezingot the pce for reat ad deep hiking that invaluable human quality The prasve nature oftechncogy. and in ticular the seo instant messaging ati otcations ls esuling In profound technology overiond. Workers ate constant interrupted {and indeed interop themselves by a steam of mation that dsc thlrattention and ans the copie rerurcs Sater ‘an creating time for wang creative thous, or rains are base 2 infomation. Studies of out day habits report thatthe average worker checks tbelr motile phone more tha 0 times a day snd lnterupted once every 105 minstes by instant espe, wees an ‘ther ntiiations Aerechof heseinterptins takes aha 25 minutes for those scia-nedia sets to ge back to beng ocd, ‘othe question this she ator realy 300 masa dy ans ‘he only way atts acleverer machine? is cer hat growing shallenge for techaoigy and workletofind waysto reduce he smount ‘of “oie” inthe working envionment and cri to provide time and space forthe most valuable human qualities ceatvy, Judgment abd decision-making ill machines make all the decisions? ‘ne of the fextures tat spate human from er species iste capacity to make compler decisions, At machines ecOme MOE sophisticated stile decision-making niquly buses ‘coming unde increasing pressure? Theres ceil evidence that ‘ome cumstances machines aa make beter decison than peop ‘Aad, for example, sigorithms an pred vents sch employee 'umnoverandfatejob peformanc with mereaccatay han manages an Ananalysiofi7 studeson applicant easton concluded hat ‘tuations outperform humaa aplicant section decisions by 25%. Salam we expt ht decision-making sd some aepets f manesing eopie wlinreasingly be performed by algorithms? ‘Should we prepare frafuareoFworkdiventy pede anaes? ‘These ate some of the qusios explored atthe World Economic Forums meeting at Davosin 201, where chaired debate ner the motion “Computers wil make beter decisions than Huma twas ‘es fom the debate that answering ths question eqs 3 exp ‘understanding of how humans wil wrk wy nd este, machine earning or example, wll workers be persuaded io trst AL and wl ‘trusting machines to make decison on ct behalf un the nk of eg, Dut immoral actions can computes ever replicate values nd Sie show that many workers nd orpanistons are reactant to let machines make he final all. Whether dgnosiog patients oF Forecasting oll eatcoes people sil consistent peer human Judgment = ther owm of someone ees to alate. pat hi Is because as neuroscience is showing, human decisions are more shout emotions than programmable get seens most people make ‘decision both cognitively and viscerally, dawing on the evolution of ‘me petontalcetex ove the pst 2 milion years This element of human developments notes underscored and cannot ‘etfore We programmed ato cempeter Pat imply, the ely i much more complex than the simple prediction that machines wil toieltom otto decision-makers Bia highlights the growing {mporance ad ale of the human sills of sophisticated judgment andeision making Will machines shift the nexus of power from hierarchies to networks? ‘The emerpnce of inexpensive machines hat feiliate communica ors, socal networking and crowdsourcing has reste opportn\- ‘esto apy build networks of godly ditbuted people. These Individuals and communis te able to connect cross boundaries, share Information at ghe-spew, wily ateac new members 2d generate seeming leaders actin, Wil his increased peer-to-peer ‘connectivity tp thearisefpowerfom etal heatehesto orzo netorks? Wil te busines ofthe ar be more ke 4 "HaOa0 ‘ater han By the power and odes ofthe leads? When techsaogy ‘enables many people ove mote information aboot themes, ‘hel pets and tbe wold, what ole des a manage have, and indeed ‘ileadersip be anstemed? Interesting this poten lewling effec ftchnaogy has not yet mateilied Experents toda tway with Bierce! power ‘ttctures hae not ben smo, seme tat ting the nen of power in ogznisatons rom vertical horizons proving tou: ‘leary and power seem high rerient. An nitro his tt since 98 the number of mana employed nthe US eanomy has eu dub. npateeltarianpowersrcturshave fled ease {or most people thei perepion of status and oer standing in Iearhiesis extemal inporant tothe nde isso important {hat tafe how they make decisions, now atl they ae and thelr over mental znd physi eth, Machines might be capable ‘fleveling the Geld: ut escems thatthe human peerence eset remainsweddedtoiecrchy. "These questions ae notre an sow tat the potenti impact of machines on work needs careful eatin, However, would te nae to cone that the ftur of machines im the workplace ‘il hve ited impact on work Jobs, alent and practices ae all ‘der ension a Ar ecomes mote sophisti ata analysis and ‘decislon-making, 8 robots dsplace routine wok, and as machine Teng revolutionise the work of even the most specialised 3nd Sled workers And while we may note able predic the ute cunts wean takeaway one portant message: aaa wil trcomethedefningaspectofsuccflornsatons This proceso tion has ben athe Dee of he resath in the Few consorim thet ate four areas whete we lev ages mus mab inifcant anges totheirwork odes Mend the broken carer des, The emo swathes of ides bse oloming ofthe ile) though Somaton ar botenthe iv teas Wi mie “prone unr seat tage ttn the bg tbe textinement ep otto. hse tocominie Sa white maybe ude enact when ayer ots wb esto drape, ts ceria oslo ea rating orn ouesto te top RedeBing what pogresion ‘hots an erniston willbe seta i asrersingehe ‘Salen ecg emi ora ube © tcumneansiisimpentine to embrace amore exbleapich tocar develope: that aye pope mig teat tmresorenearing the raion an ening tata ter Sipe neste, te ost opr oe for een ‘nmnrent untion il eto cue snd guide pope ugh thistanston nd ep ety valuable sil ctsters and carer- ‘evelopment opportunities. ‘= Bud engagement with ecosystems of alent. The combination of poerfal toms for feancers nd reduced Starap cos, foramal online businesses has created mytad working options fovtalented people In 214, forexampl, studiesshow tats) tilion people the Us eneaed in fence wer Thiam teeancers willoniy expt athe nex generation enters the trotkfone The est that coronation with sige oeus ot Fullime employes wll mis out on some ofthe most aes ‘people round Thr wil bepaiculaly te for knowledge ch Coopanies where the produc sideasand creativity Meiing ‘wherean bow to engage talent onthepsiphey wil become ‘ruc, and wl equiva fundamental change coneatonal ‘eculment approaches Firma wil veto develop 2 ‘ophisieted undentanding of bath which people hey want 2nd trhat moses them, They wil alo needa deper undestanding ‘tthe ccsytem around her oransatien andthe capzci 0 ‘ete eltonstip that obeyood the walona emplayee~ “hiss -evisaging the employment lationship scaling aliance Tete peop will ustechalepel Pintformstctete value or themselves. They maybe prepared fowork within a company, buthenwantto are tsa their ‘ovmusiness, uring ltr asactentaremploye.Sothe ‘emphasis willbe on forging lng-stingeatlonships that oie the formal employment tem. nhs ‘alliance mode" bth ‘employees and employers wan toad vaieto each tbe, ste ‘ofthe retest aco leyaly and ong-tem taning investment in tee coupling Foremplojes his isan investent ‘ntnecompany'sadapablity nd vale; for ogznisatons.tisan ‘nvestmentin employes erp anddevelopment 1 Encourage lifelong learning, Wares oftechaoopcl dstuption wil destoy ents ob extegviee pd mabe cet sil sts ‘oundant Asa consequence the atonal medel of fon tended education followed by incremental kl development wile woefly inadequate nits place wll come an emptasison ‘felon arin that wlin par be suppated by an oxpansatin, citer through aces totaining oF insti or leble ‘working tenabie peopl to make he vestment in booting hei productivity Tees doubt that online compete base aining ad ection wl yao. Astechologtes ‘or leaming advance, thse wil erate opportniies orpeople ‘otal acoursethat divers excl tealning they nee, atlow ono cost and at ties thats them. Soin pace of Jong, tandtdieed grees, thi module approach crete pesonalised inning path From acoronte perspective hi has the potential to deliver inpotant data-dsven insights on employees preferences, engegement eves, ating ses an f= Parner wth machines. ach has ben writen about machines estoying work. but or many workers the impact of machines \wlbeo augment their work Forthem, machines wil be iit Press in thelr knowlege work, This takeon the ute eles ‘enatatve fom achlleng of managing eb esses toan ‘opportunity ofsapmening nd supating employee day to ‘ay actives othe question becomes what rat festa be acomplsed by workers with thei eboi co-worker? Where an workerscollaborte wth machines to achieve aks they could ‘ot doonther own’ Whakinds fnew obs wes augmented sites rete? ‘Thecreaon ofthese new augmented working model sites ‘organisation oreimagine adeno desrgtions nd ‘cently poner how job canbe enbanced by nnaratve ways ‘Theres bo dou that the trace of work anthology wll create ever more polound questions. Am the ris of machine Imeligence wheres the ale ia Raman work? What te purpose ofmetechnolopes we aecteting Do we want machines to make out eisions for us How do we want lveandwodkwiheach the? “These remove tian jst questonso pofitorprctivtyTheyare also questions of community, morality a ale. a Up, Thomas ‘More wrote about an imagined island community He described the fnhabiats’ practices of engagement and matige thet eeeons ‘fife and death andthe ws ane way of ving ts was 2 much icherandmoreineestng view ofthe ftrethanonecented onion ‘echroopcal determinism. eps now 509 ens on tm Uap, 'stime wo reimagine ou tue teat and oot et techno “developments be the major ming Visiting hours: a short story Alsi eras Ws 20s0,and technology rss questions of body and sout ‘CASSIE ETTINGER dla hod to climb. had tae with oes when she was small, then progressed to boulders and doe ‘taining wal er tens se was already ou

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