Taking The Anxiety Out of AI

Our Book of the Month for July is “Taking the Anxiety out of AI: Humans, Jobs and Economies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” by speaker Sameer Rawjee.

ABOUT THE BOOK

As AI becomes more widespread in the workplace and in society, what impact will it have on your job, your life, and the world around you?

If AI can take on more and more of the tasks people perform at work — and do them more efficiently — where does that leave human beings?

Taking the Anxiety out of AI explores:

• The nature of human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence
• What AI can do — and what it can’t
• Tasks that will always be better suited for humans
• The future of a world where humans and AI work side by side

Whether you’re experienced with AI or just beginning your journey, this book is an essential guide for understanding and navigating the new future.

ABOUT SAMEER RAWJEE

Sameer Rawjee is a leading speaker in what in means to be human at work, helping clients to stand out from robots, and develop their own unique Human Intelligences and contribute to a better future for humanity.

Sameer is the founder of the Life Design Movement at Google, a programme for exploring purpose at work which has served over 10,000 Google employees globally, and has also been taught at INSEAD, Trinity College and the London Business School.

Sameer is a serial venture builder via O School Ventures, where he partners with companies like Meta, Salesforce and TikTok to help young professionals prepare for new futures. He has been invited to speak at Standard Bank, ENS and Investec on how to be intelligent in a new world, and has shared his thoughts on the future of education and business with the Investec Private Wealth community across South Africa.

His talks include –

How to Master Unique Human Intelligences

The only thing that every business leader wants to know right now is “what makes me different from a machine.” Based off research from Harvard and his work on developing holistic intelligence in his new book with Penguin, Sameer shows you how the 5 next intelligences will enable you to participate in, build and remain competitive in the next economies. The session will cover the following 5 intelligences and their practical applications in your everyday work:

The Everyday Human Skills All firms Need Now

Ninety percent of executives in LinkedIn’s 2024 survey still say human-centred capabilities outrank pure technical know-how. In an abundance of knowledge era, you need your company to know how to choose the right information at the right time. This requires some broader thinking skills.

How to Think Like a Futurist in the AI Era

If you can see multiple versions of the future in very clear terms, the chances are very high that you can build for and beyond them. In this talk Sameer looks at very simple models and themes to help you see the world as futurists do, navigate change and make decisions in your career and business.

The 5 Step Journey of Every Company Now

The World Economic Forum projects a net increase of 78 million jobs by 2030. In this talk Sameer gets specific about how AI will advance at each stage but also how companies can respond at each stage based on new emerging jobs and opportunities. These are the 5 predictable steps for every firm:

For more information on Sameer please visit his webpage and copies of his book can be ordered from Amazon.