Think about the changes and trends that will shape the world our students will know in the years to come. Add to the Teacher Community of Practice discussion:
- One thing you found surprising
- One thing you found concerning
- One think you found exciting
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Surprising – how these trends will interact to produce new jobs and unexpected outcomes
Concerning – our readiness to deal with the change
Exciting – the pace of learning will be faster and more accessible
Surprising – how far along some of these ideas are already
Concerning – the job availability for those with disability
Exciting – some of the health trends do look positive.
Agree
I believe that the healthcare sector providing 3d printing for organs will become a huge trend as well as the virtual world entertainment producer. Healthcare as it reduces the prospect of rejection of organs, while the online world provides a different experience and may provide a greater avenue for the Developers to explore. Surprising to think about the possibilities of different careers our children will eventually have. Concerning to see the disparity between the rich and poor will continue, as it has historically. The poor may continue to do the jobs that cannot be replaced, that are also low pay.… Read more »
I also agree partially the rich and poor divide
Surprising – pace of AI
Concerning – the pace of change
Exciting – jobs that include evaluation and judgement are safe (relatively)
Surprising – but not really….the move toward, the creative/flexible job roles.
Concerning – the rate at which technology is developing? So fast? So easy for some members of our society to ‘get left behind’…..
Exciting – the possibilities!!
I am keen to see the changes!
You have raised some good points there!
Surprising – The strange new lists of tomorrow jobs. The mind boggles!
Concerning – AI intelligence and the example of them writing their own program that we couldn’t understand in such a short space of time.
Exciting – Some of the new gadgets and technology like 3D printers to fit the exact job needed.
I agree. It is concerning, that AI might develop the ability, to write their own programs, that we won’t be able to understand!! This could lead to absolute ‘chaos’….just like in the movies!!
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That’s amazing technology project Elizabeth.
One thing i find exciting is advancements in robotic surgery.
definitely, I would be keen to trust a robot compared to a human doctor.
One thing i find surprising in the trends that shape the world is the amount of money and resources being spent by people like Musk, Branson and Co in the pursuit of leaving this world when this is where our home is.
One thing i find concerning is that for all the new technology and so called great steps forward in mankind evolution , the world is overpopulated ,the air we breathe is polluted every liter of water in the oceans has microscopic plastic in it . We have made great inventions and a few steps forward but have left a terrible legacy.
What I find amazing is that with all the high technology and brilliant minds no one has invented a technology to stop the terrible fires throughout the world.
Very true Ian!!
Surprised by the level that these technologies are currently functioning. I have grown up in an live in a highly technological world already, with little concept of how different this is from generations before me. Concerned by how to prepare our learners for this world. Excited for the change, and hopefully increased access to resources for people at a global level. I anticipate this leading to an interesting shift in the way we think and talk about equality, and equity.
I agree! You raise some good points here 🙂
Surprising:The nano robots inside our body
Concerning: Intrusion of personal space
Exciting: Advances in new jobs that will be created in the future
You make a very interesting point about personal space, and privacy.
Surprising: How many different industries will be able to use AI
Concerning: The speed of change and the potential lagging of ethics and laws to keep up with the shift
Exciting: I’m amazed at the intelligence of people to invent and create and think of innovative ways to use technology in everyday life and work
I agree and share your concern on the ethics and laws of this change. It will be slow yes but they will be created eventually,like the cyber laws these days that came to be formed when their were questionable malpractices that surfaced.
I agree, the ethical ramifications are definitely something to be considered.
This is the red light that we have to stop and fix before we continue, otherwise, we will end in a place we don’t desire.
Surprising: Just how many industries can use AI
Concerning: the speed at which things are changing
Exciting: The diversity of change and trends
What is moving fast is how AI is transforming payments, retail, transportation and logistics, and marketing. Soon there will be no cash. I have changed, teaching online, shopping online and I am glad that nursing taught me to be Flexible.
Surprising: The rate in which this technology is coming about – some stuff i didn’t think would be here for many more years is already here.
Concerning: the security and privacy concerns.
Exciting: Change = Learning new things and seeing where we will end up. Will it be like the movies we have seen depicting the future.
I agree with your ‘exciting’ comment. It is an amazing time to be alive, but we do need to tread carefully or we could see the dystopian future world’s depicted in the movies, as a reality. It would be disheartening to think these technologies would be used for ill-purpose
Surprising how many older people are willing to adapt to new technology. Concerning that it will leave some people out and therefore so far behind and a feeling of isolation. Exciting that we can lower the impact on the environment with these changes.
I agree with your ‘surprising’ comment. It is quite exciting to see people from all demographics are open to and accepting of new ways of living and functioning.
1. Surprising is how many people are oblivious to the changes that are coming and how this will all effect their lives. People know change is coming in a theoretical abstract way, but not really how it will effect them personally. 2. Concerning is the power of AI to control and imping on our lives. How can we maintain some level of privacy. Even now it is off-putting your phone knowing where you are going next or what you do every Friday. What will future advances or controls can AI have over our lives. 3. It is exciting to think… Read more »
Amazing about the nanobots in blood Lyn, I agree.
I’m also concerned about privacy – everything going virtual and online.
Surprising – how quickly people adapt to change. Concerning – the loss of privacy – already noted!
Exciting – that even with the changes ahead, when jobs are lost, new ones appear. This is so important when engaging with the next generation.
Very much agree.
Agree here – Privacy will always be a concern. We already provide alot of information unknowingly (phones etc). Imagine what is to come.
Surprising- that the professions impacted are not manual labour, this being the direction most of us have grown up with seeing robots on production lines – food, automotive etc.
Concerning- complete loss of privacy
Exciting-to see technology seamlessly integrated into everyday life and how it may benefit our lives in a positive way.
It is Surprising and somewhat pleasing to think some variable manual jobs will be unaffected. It will be a cold impersonal world is all we interact with is AI controlled Robots.
I think the loss of privacy will bother our generation. I am not sure how the younger social media feel. will their opinion change?
Surprising- that the classic ,secure and highly regarded professions will be impacted such as legal
Concerning-with the rise of Al within most aspects of life, the potential demise of human connection
Exciting-to be a teacher in a time when there will be a huge shift and know that people will be still essential in jobs today and also within many emerging and new industries
I agree it is an exciting and a bit scary time to be a teacher. How do we prepare the students for the future, what jobs will be available, What new ones will emerge in our fields.
Indeed as a teacher how do you give advice or predict what would be a good pathway to a secure and successful working career.
I like the idea of some advancement in technology but on other terms there will be a massive loss of privacy
Agree Natalie!
I concur there are smart cookies out there just looking for a way to scam you or invade your privacy.
Surprising – how quickly people adapt and utilise new technologies ie the 3 D printers
Concerning – what jobs in the future will be available for humans as AI moves so quickly
Exciting – I think for me nano technology is very exciting particularly if it has the ability to control cancers and other diseases
Surprising how small changes can quickly become big changes with big impact.
Concerning is like most i would say with jobs lost
Exciting is the changes themselves, I think most, if not all changes have a degree of fear and excitement attached to them.
I totally agar there will be a degree of fear and excitement they go hand in hand when we are not sure of the outcome through change
surprising: just how many industries are going with AI
concerning: Jobs that are going to be lost
exciting: new jobs using the technology
yes, the jobs lost is a worry, especially the older generation that have potentially worked the same job their whole lives
Agree but not all can shift there skills to AI.
Many jobs replaced by AI
Luck of human interaction
Understanding new technology
The lack of interaction is a very good point!
The lack of human interaction is very concerning – we see it already today with people fixated on their mobiles and the easiest way to communicate is via text or tik tok 🙁
Gw, I agree with the negative affects of lack of connection . Many are feeling this already through the impacts of COVID
Surprising: The jobs that were included in the jobs of tomorrow section
Concerning: The pace at which AI is changing everything
Exciting: Also the pace AI is impacting on our future
Surprising: Some of the jobs of tomorrow, like neuromarketing manager.
Concerning: AI, privacy, ethical part how it will be used negatively.
Exciting: the Tiny
One thing that surprises me is that highly cognitive job is at risk to disappear; one concerning thing is that everything is changing fast; one exciting thing is that the traditional manual job serving the people directly is still comparatively safe. Therefore, advanced skills integral to communication and interaction with people are still the main stream workforce.
completely agree Limin, I think most people made the same observations
Suprising – The jobs that were included in the jobs of tomorrow section.
Concerning – The next 10 years was the time frame used…….
Exciting – We (people) are still essential
Although I can see how or why lawyers and accountants will be less in demand, I am still in disbelief. I am really pleased for the jobs that will still be in demand like the landscape gardeners.
Concerning for me is 10 years time frame. I can not foresee the types of jobs (or new jobs) that will replace the lost ones.
Exciting is emergence of new ways of doing things as technology advances even further.
Agree
Agree to all 3 Chontalle…. it’s good to know that humans are still required!
I found A printable world very surprising.
The Demise of Driving is concerning and I find the Age of Automation very exciting.
Agree Anoush. The demise of driving was scary
Yes, Driverless car sounds very scare.
I am a confident driver but somewhat nervous passenger. I have been in driverless trains but sitting in my own car and letting it drive me around is something else. Not sure!
Agree ,I am not loving the idea of driverless cars on the roads
Yes, I agree. While it may be exciting to some, Driverless automobiles is concerning.
I found the type of jobs that will no be around in the future surprising. I found it concerning that AI can talk to each other in coding that we do not understand. I find it exciting to see the types of future jobs that will exist
I agree, I find the AI very concerning. Especially the privacy part and where it will be used against us and b some governments.
I agree it is concerning AI can communicate using coding we don’t understand
Surprising: the type of jobs that will be impacted in the future and the amount of people
Concerning: the concept of superintelligence and how two robots could reprogram themselves during an interaction blows my mind.
Exciting: people will still be needed – and because a lot of menial jobs will be replaced by AI – hopefully, people will get the chance to be more creative and stimulated in the workplace.
It is very reassuring people will always be needed
The thing I found most surprising were the types of jobs that will appear in the future, we have mentioned a few but no doubt there will be more that we be introduced within the next 10 years. I find it concerning that today we could be teaching learners skills that will be irrelevant in 5 years but I found it very exciting to see that teachers appeared in the top right section … low risk!
Yes – good to see teachers are not at risk! I imagine there will be jobs that nobody has even thought of yet appearing over the next 10 years.
Jobs for teachers are still a focus topic with education providers. Great to see.
Very worrying Michelle.
Good point that what we teach today is no longer relevant in 5 or 10 years. That’s why all of us need to attend this course to get ourselves aware of the advancement of technology. Thus we can get ourselves prepared for this change and adjust our teaching media and teaching content accordingly.
One thing you found surprising was the types of jobs that may be available in the future, like a chief trust officer, trust is in short supply with tech-oriented businesses. Some other jobs I found where Virtual store sherpa, Personal memory curator, Personal data broker, Digital tailor. One thing you found concerning is 47 % of jobs will be automated 375 million people displaced, not all jobs will be replaced. Will we need to transition to a life on the dole. This is not a good prospect. One think you found exciting was that a lot of jobs will survive… Read more »
Manual jobs are still comparatively safe because they need the tradies to be on the scene and put their hands on. Simply put, these jobs far from rigidity and digit. They need professional’s discretion and experience.
I also find it concerning the percentage of jobs displacing people. However I do believe other jobs will be necessary with the automation. Which, will create another worry, that percentage will need to change career which may not be easy.
I will answer these three things as one (surprising, concerning, exciting) Driverless cars – we have already experienced an incident of one going out of control. But then I ask, what about public transport Clothes that clean themselves – fantastic but what impact do they have on our planet once we are finished with them The microrobots inside the body – amazing technology but could they go out of control within the body and could someone take control of these and use them against us ? I guess as humans we are always creating, trying to improve but sometimes we… Read more »
What was surprising ? All of the trends had some really new ideas i was not aware of however the most surprising was the printable world especially printing food.
The one i found most concerning was the rise of the artificial super intelligence – when or if we loose control of the them.
The triumph of the tiny was the most exciting – the shirt that is self clean and the microscopic robots that are used in medicine to help heal people.
Suzanne, the rise of artificial super intelligence is a concern once we lose the reins
Let’s hope we don’t let that happen
Everything else you mentioned is definitely amazing
I was surprised to hear that the Legal Profession could be so impacted by AI, but then again conveyancing and similar transactions are very predictable and routine. Its apparent where legal will be less at risk is in the non routine areas where creativity becomes important eg libel cases. I am concerned about the future in pathology testing – I know that already many tests are automated and that in Histopathology they are trialing AI to analyse tissue samples alongside the professional specialist pathologist. The AI used in this area (I know) has the capability to teach itself, which is… Read more »
Jenny, I was also surprised of the jobs that will be impacted in the future as you mentioned and also the jobs that wont be impacted as much
I was also surprised to see our jobs won’t be impacted in the future which is certainly a blessing – however I think how we deliver will be impacted and we will need to look at new and better exciting ways we will need to deliver to stay in the top of our profession
I find it incredibly surprising about the ability of AI in checking people ID, the most concerning fact was the 375million losing their jobs and something I found exciting is that as a teacher we won’t be replaced …just yet
I agree with you, on one hand its scary that they can check the ID of people but a relief that teachers will still have a job
I also find the AI of privacy an issue even though there are some good points in it
I find it quite surprising that we would need to have trust officers if the AI so supposed to be so intelligent that this should make this a moot point. I am very concerned that we are not setting up our students for this future and they are slipping through the gaps. They are already too reliant on the easy out now (just Google it for the answer but not retain it as they can Google it again next time). I certainly wouldn’t want a remote healthcare specialist who is just starting on their learning journey right now. An exciting… Read more »
Surprising: some of the jobs that are at a higher risk in the future are jobs that may have been actually encouraged 10-20 years ago!
Concerning: the rate of change and the unknown impacts at a larger level
Exciting: new possibilities for the next generation of workers and citizens.
Agreed the rate of change and all coming around the same time is concerning. Many people will find it hard to cope with this
I agree Michelle, the speed of change we are experiencing now and into the future would have been unheard of and unimaginable even 20 years ago.
It is very exciting in relation to the new possibilities in medicine.
I am surprised to learn of the newly identified jobs that will be created in the near future.
Agreed, the speed of change might be hard for some but easy for others.
The thing I found:
Surprising is the number of varied/current high in demand professions that would be impacted
Concerning: Will our teenage kids who are in their final years of school get an opportunity to adapt to the demands of the new trends? How many of them will be able to cope with the fast approaching changes?
Exciting: I may not call it exciting but a relief to know that there will be different professions/ jobs still available to humans( my kids)
I found it surprising to hear that an area such as the Legal Fraternity could be so impacted by AI. Society has always viewed this area as an elite profession that not only took many years at a University to train for but was handsomely rewarded with a very comfortable salary for those efforts. I am concerned that a job for the future in the Health area could be a Remote Healthcare specialist. This is already being experimented with at the present time due to COVID restrictions. I have had personal experience of this and it does not address all… Read more »
I agree Wendy – the thought of someone diagnosing me over a telephone consultation has always been a little strange!
I found the speed at which change is expected to take place scary, as the world will be a different place in 15 years
My niece just completed her law degree … it is a real concern that the money and time spent on achieving such knowledge will be no longer required.
The thing I found most surprising were the types of employment that were considered moderate and low-risk. However through discussion and reflection I agree that especially with these low-risk professions as it takes not only manual skills to complete the tasks but EQ and proper judgement to be flexible when working with clients in these situations. I found it very concerning that many of the roles that our young students gain many of there first employment skills through are conisdered moderate to high-risk and may not be around in 10-15 years. These types of employment (Retail, telemarketer) help our yound… Read more »
I was surprised that occupations like hairdressing, landscaper would survive owing to their variability.
I was concerned that routine occupations like telemarketing are likely to be under duress…particularly as it employs a lot of young people who are unsure of where they want to go in their work life.
I was excited that my belief that we need to be teaching generalised skills and resilience not specific structures has validity in this new future.
Agreed dianne that it is good that there will still be teaching jobs for real teachers. I am also glad that a real person will cut my hair
One would hope that while certain occupations may disappear that other new occupations may arise to take their place. There have been plenty of instances in the past where large areas of employment have been lost to changes in process or automation.
Like you am relieved that we still need to teach generalised skills in th futhure.
The thing I found most suprising was the types of employment that are considered moderate to low risk of vulnerabliity in the future such as builders, aged care and hairdressing. But on reflection it makes sense that although AI is highly intelligent the ability to be flexible and make judgements about a situation on the run is distinctly human. I am concerned that common sense can be overtaken by the designers and developers of software trends, and AI and robotics are not immune to this. Perhaps it is that these tend to be developed by younger people who are very… Read more »
I agree with your idea about the types of employment considered to be at low risk. We need to be able to encourage our youth to train and seek employment in jobs that will be sustained in the future.
Al is concerning in some areas as it may take away employment, infringe on privacy and certainly lose a human touch to an industry but the positives of what it can bring for people who are poor and suffering -as in 3D printing for prosthetics is very encouraging.
Surprising: job losses across the employment spectrum, not the one’s that have been quite obvious for a number of years.
Concerning: the advancements in ‘Artificial Super Intelligence’, the consequences are troubling.
Exciting: Medical breakthroughs, specifically in areas where all people might have access to, not just the elite.
I agree Michelle , the advancements in AI are concerning. Unless we choose to live remotely and never interact with the modern world, our lives will be impacted by artificial intelligence.
The increased efficiencies of using AI will result in obvious economic benefits but the overall benefits to society when machines take over jobs that humans have been responsible for and get paid to do, are a bit more difficult to measure.
Have you seen the movie Wall-E? Hopefully we are not already heading down that path of remote living being so reliant on AI.
Yes, Michelle, I agree with your comments. There are always going to be negatives and positives but hopefully its all about finding a balance that will work for everyone.
Surprising – the number of jobs affected by AI
Concerning – a reliance on automation/machines/algorithms to “get it right”/ lack of human interaction
Exciting – development of new skills
Surprising: How a five story apartment can be built using a 3D printer.
Concerning: Face recognition technology used in mass surveillance for monetary gain raises privacy concerns for me.
Exciting: The advances with nano technology, particularly in the areas of health.
Yes, I was also amazed at the building construction section using 3D printing technology.
I have been very concerned with the loss of privacy from facial recognition technology. A very policed new world.
Yes Denise,
The technology can definately be used for so much good. Building houses for those whom cant afford it, or in disaster relief areas. Food -Printing Technology.
I agree Denise . Change is happening at a pace that many of us are struggling to keep up with. Along with any change there is always room for concern and a place to address these concerns keeping in mind that that not everything can be solved by AI sometimes a human touch is needed.
Face recognition technology is certainly an interesting concept but there will be implications for privacy!
Surprising: how readily we are to accept these new trends
Concerning: the generational capability to accept these new trends
Exciting: where it will lead
These are also my thoughts Millicent. It was good to look at the disruption-prone professions quadrant and note that it will be very interesting to see what the very near future holds in terms of how education will shape the jobs of tomorrow.
This highlights the need to be adaptable – we no longer have the same job/profession for life.
There are many opportunities for AI to be used in the library & information sector
I think you are right to be concerned about the barriers for some groups to engage with the new technology and the suspicion that can be created by areas such as facial recognition. We already have seen this used in ways that are concerning in some countries.
I agree that the barriers for groups to participate in this new technology are huge. Everything from poverty and not being able to afford devices to personal literacy issues. The need to read and have a high level of understanding is huge.
It is surprising elite professions will also be affected, such as the legal profession. It is concerning this is predicted to occur in such a short time frame and exciting to think the future is still able to shaped and hopefully not as dire as it is predicted it could become.
Yes interesting to think the years of study and experience people may have developed can be overtaken by computer program