In the age of artificial intelligence, being knowledgeable – memorizing facts and knowing where to go to find them – is less valuable than learning how to ask good questions, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. says.
“There are probably certain abilities that we still really value, but… It’s not the same level of raw intellectual ability.” “It will be more important to think about what questions to ask than to find the answers.”
Understanding how to ask thought-provoking questions is already an important skill, Grant said, especially when trying to understand an idea or add broader context to an idea.
“We used to focus on how much knowledge you had in your head. If you’re a fact collector, that makes you smarter and more respectable,” Grant says. said. “Now I think it’s much more valuable to be a connecter of the dots…If you can synthesize and recognize patterns, you can gain an advantage.”
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Altman’s observation can be interpreted in several ways. That means asking great questions to other people, or designing questions for an AI chatbot to give you the answers you need, a process known as prompt engineering. (OpenAI did not immediately respond to CNBC Make It’s request for clarification.)
Communication expert Matt Abrahams told CNBC Make It last year that asking clear, concise questions of others shows empathy and establishes credibility. Lydia Logan, IBM’s vice president of global education and talent development, said in June that there is “extraordinary demand” for ready-to-work engineers, with some jobs paying more than $100,000 a year.
Altman isn’t the only entrepreneur touting the career value of soft skills. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban told CNBC Make It last year that the three biggest skills young people need to find work in the current and future job market are curiosity, adaptability, and mental agility. Ta.
“We can pretend we can predict where AI is going and the exact impact on the job market, but that’s a lie. We just don’t know,” Cuban said. “But we know that we can learn to be careful, to be agile, to be curious, and to be adaptable.”
According to a LinkedIn blog post published last year, recruiters are now particularly looking for adaptability in job candidates, and employers are valuing workers who can adapt to new situations over time.
AI may eventually take over most workplace administrative tasks, Altman predicted, but it won’t completely replace human intelligence. Instead, technology needs to help people learn critical thinking skills to strengthen discussions and generate new ideas, he said.
“I definitely get the most joy professionally from really creatively reasoning through problems and coming up with answers that no one has ever found before,” Altman said, adding: . A new way to approach difficult problems. ”
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