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Experts Urge Worker Reskilling and Human-AI Hiring as Automation Looms

Sam Altman’s warning that AI will fully automate customer support roles has prompted a new emphasis on talent mobility with oversight measures under consideration.

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Peiying Chua, head economist for Linkedin APAC, speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore conference on July 24.
 OpenAI CEO emphasised how AI tools have become sophisticated in doing complex tasks, risking replacing human jobs.
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Overview

  • At Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore, LinkedIn’s Peiying Chua argued that companies should protect workers’ talents rather than static roles by funding continuous reskilling programs.
  • Indeed’s Madhu Kurup warned that employees who fail to adopt AI tools risk being outpaced by colleagues who leverage these technologies.
  • Workday’s Jessica O’Reilly highlighted how AI-driven application floods and automated interviews have turned hiring into an LLM-to-LLM exchange, underscoring the need for human-AI hybrid processes to assess soft skills.
  • Speaking to Federal Reserve officials, Sam Altman predicted that customer support positions are on the brink of full automation thanks to AI systems that handle inquiries faster and without errors.
  • Altman also cautioned against potential security threats from AI-driven voice cloning and infrastructure attacks as regulators weigh new oversight frameworks.