An AI for every role - The Code Age (cont’d)

Written By Ari Klinger

Last year, I shared a thought on The Code Age, envisioning a state where anything that can be generated or performed by code, will be.

Today, this is unfolding before our eyes, particularly in fields like customer service, content creation and media generation, where AI's influence is becoming increasingly clear.

We're starting to see AI begin to permeate our daily lives and we are about to enter into a transition from a presence on-screen to, imminently, the move to the physical world.

An AI for Every Role

Just as there are people with specific skills, there will be specially trained AI agents for almost every role in an organisation. Some roles will have an AI counterpart, while others will adopt a code-first approach.

We're already seeing this transformation in several ways:

  • Digital automation: We are changing the way we use computers. AI and coding are significantly reducing the time people spend on computer-based tasks, automating processes, and enabling creative endeavours at a scale previously unimaginable.

  • Physical labour transformation: We will start to see more examples of actuators and robotics taking over simple physical tasks in the near term, with the potential for more complex assignments in the not-too-distant future.

  • Cost reduction: The financial outlay for both digital and physical labour will significantly decrease, creating the potential for a new level (and expectation) of economic efficiency.

One of the companies I’m an investor in recently shared a slide showing (I’m paraphrasing) “10 full-time employees and 20 full-time employee equivalents (AI agents).”

Today, new tools are already boosting employee productivity significantly. Companies that embrace these have the potential to see significant improvements in their efficiency and revenue per employee metrics.

The next few years are going to be high-paced, presenting a new level of potential for many and offering new opportunities for those who embrace the change.

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