The boundary between employment and the mind driven by AI
While AI is being used as a means to reduce the number of people, it is also being talked about as a reason to rehire younger workers. The same technology is also used as a person to confide in, with experts pointing out its limitations. Funds continue to flow even under high interest rates, and the supply is unlikely to stop any time soon. At first glance, CBRE's office demand forecast and reports that seafarers are consulting AI seem to be separate stories. However, both scenes involve people's locations being rearranged by AI. What I want to find out in this half-day is what remains as a basis for decision-making when we look at the benefits and limitations of introduction in the same situation.
CBRE predicted that office demand growth in the Asia-Pacific region will slow down due to the impact of AI-driven layoffs (Startup Fortune). If the number of people working decreases, the outlook for the necessary floor space will also decrease. Changes in employment are beginning to extend beyond hiring and pay to include real estate planning. Entrepreneur reports that AI has already become the biggest factor in layoffs. Retrenchment has moved from being a side effect of the introduction to being the primary reason for layoffs.
However, the same medium also conveys a different side. According to Entrepreneur, layoffs due to AI are also a stepping stone to starting a business. There are also moves in the opposite direction on the corporate side. Even with advances in AI, companies are likely to become more active in hiring young talent again (Mezha). A move to cut and a move to rebuild are occurring at the same time and in the same market.
Investment in places of learning continues. Microsoft will build a €1 million education hub on land adjacent to its data center in Ireland (Microsoft Source). The idea is to create a place to train people next to the land where computing resources will be placed. Investments are being made to develop people in places where technological equipment to reduce people is being built.
