Futurist Jim Carroll<p>Daily Inspiration: "Every single trend is both an existential threat and a transformative opportunity at the same moment in time!" - Futurist Jim Carroll</p><p>The buzz is that everyone is going to lose their job.</p><p>After all, that's what the media is telling everyone with breathless coverage such as this headline from the Washington Post: "ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners." The subheading? "Technology used to automate dirty and repetitive jobs. Now, artificial intelligence chatbots are coming after high-paid ones."</p><p>This is the topic I took on two days ago when five Chicago area contractor union organizations had me in for a packed session on the impact of AI on the construction industry. Known as MARBA (the Mid-American Regional Bargaining Association), the organizations that participated in bringing me included the Great Lakes Construction Association (GLCA), Midwest Wall &amp; Ceiling Contractors Association, Chicagoland AGC, the Mason Contractors Association of Greater Chicago, and the Underground Contractors Association.</p><p>Think about what these folks have been hearing - that AI is going to doom the typical construction worker, and that robots will be doing all the work. It's all a part of the hype and hysteria that surrounds AI, so let's take a look at how I took that topic on during my talk, by going through the slides I shared.</p><p><a href="https://futurist.info/tags/AIImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIImpact</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/FutureOfWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FutureOfWork</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Opportunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opportunity</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Adaptability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adaptability</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Transformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transformation</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/WorkSmarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkSmarter</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/JobEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JobEvolution</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/techtrends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techtrends</span></a> </p><p>Original post: <a href="https://jimcarroll.com/2024/10/daily-inspiration-artificial-intelligence-leadership-every-single-trend-is-both-an-existential-threat-and-a-transformative-opportunity-at-the-same-moment-in-time/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jimcarroll.com/2024/10/daily-i</span><span class="invisible">nspiration-artificial-intelligence-leadership-every-single-trend-is-both-an-existential-threat-and-a-transformative-opportunity-at-the-same-moment-in-time/</span></a></p>