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Episode Synopsis
In case you've missed it, 2023 has become the year when automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) started displacing cognitive and creative work. Chat-GPT, DALL-E and other tools are becoming ubiquitous, so this week we're asking how L&D and HR should respond. To answer this question, Owen and Ross D are joined on The Mind Tools L&D Podcast by Ashley Recanati, author of AI Battle Royale: How to Protect Your Job from Disruption in the 4th Industrial Revolution. We discuss: where the lessons of previous industrial revolutions apply to this one how 'knowledge workers' can adapt their job to work with AI tools the role of L&D in preparing people for the AI revolution. Ashley's book is available from Barnes and Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/ai-battle-royale-ashley-marc-recanati/1142352394 You can find him on LinkedIn at: linkedin.com/in/ashley-r-974173171/ Also, exciting news! The Mind Tools team will be exhibiting at the Learning Technologies Conference on May 3 and 4. You can find us at Stand J50, next to Theatre 6. Our live sessions are: The problem your LXP can't solve: Useless content (3rd May / 12:30 / Theatre 6 - 30 mins) Watching someone speak in front of a slide deck is a terrible way to learn (3rd May / 16:05 / Bitesize Learning Zone 2 - 15 mins) Panel: 20 Years of Benchmarking, with Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers (4th May / 11:45 / Theatre 6 - 30 mins) Let's make a podcast! (4th May / 11:45 / Theatre 6 - 30 mins) Full details at: mindtoolsbusiness.com/resources/events-webinars/events/learning-technologies23 For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work. Connect with our speakers If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter: Ross Dickie – @Ross DickieMT Owen Ferguson – @OwenFerguson
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