Augmented Humanity

The transformation of Algo as a concept of what it means to be human

This is not merely about rethinking the repetitive and robotic activities that can be delegated to Artificial Intelligence, but also about ensuring that technology is used to enhance people's lives and to promote an inclusive and sustainable future where everyone can access technology and its solutions.

By aligning the power of technology with people's needs and desires, it is possible to create relevant and impactful solutions.

"We exist only through compromise with the world", Vittorio Santoro (2017)

In the near future, more jobs will be complemented rather than replaced by AI, differentiating people into those who use and those who do not use something like Artificial Intelligence as an extension. Recognizing soft skills and their importance becomes crucial to boosting human interaction and creativity.

Strategic thinking: Seeing beyond immediate limitations and thinking long-term. Setting clear goals, inspiring, and guiding others in the pursuit of these goals.

Communication and empathy: Building meaningful connections with people. Actively listening and understanding the needs and perspectives of clients and colleagues are skills that no technological advancement has yet replaced.

Creativity and idea visualization: While AI can assist in idea generation and enhancing visualization, it is the human mind that is capable of generating truly creative insights and communicating them in a unique way.

Flexibility and adaptability: Exploring ideas and solutions, trying different approaches, and adapting to rapid market and life changes.

Generating and visualizing ideas creatively, communicating and selling these ideas

Technical skills contain activities that will increasingly be performed by Artificial Intelligence. To better understand these skills and how to enhance them with AI tools, we can group them into four main pillars: Coordinate, Communicate, Create, and Conclude.

Coordinate: Coaching, strategy, and business skills enable effective guidance and leadership. AI can be leveraged to analyze trends, assess risks and opportunities, and develop more innovative business models.

Communicate: Skills for conveying ideas and engaging stakeholders. With AI, access to advanced tools for creating infographics for visual presentations and support in group facilitation is enhanced. Technology also improves data collection and analysis, enabling more accurate insights.

Create: Crucial skills for bringing ideas and visions to life. AI can be a powerful ally by offering advanced prototyping resources and enhanced brainstorming techniques. Exploring ideas more efficiently and ensuring innovative and impactful solutions.

Conclude: Understanding the context to generate better solutions. With AI, comprehensive research can be conducted, complex patterns identified, and more intuitive ways of visualizing data built. Technology can assist in creating maps and diagrams for a more holistic approach.

As technology rapidly advances, it's easy to get lost among innovations and technical demands. While important, success in this scenario is not just about mastering technical skills and tools.

Combining technical skills with Soft Skills, inherently human abilities enhanced by artificial intelligence, is the path to success in a hybrid future.

"Tomorrow there is no evience you were ever here", Vittorio Santoro (2017)

Artificial intelligence is an ally in elevating work to increasingly relevant and human-centered levels.

AI can enhance jobs, as in the case of AI assistants that correct grammar when writing an email.

AI can create new job opportunities by shortening parts of the work process, such as with robots in distribution centers.

AI can lead to a reorganization of jobs. For instance, radiologists may spend more time analyzing rather than just examining tests.

AI can shift the emphasis of the specific skills required for a job. For example, in the case of school transportation with autonomous vehicles, the driver might act more as a coordinator, emphasizing communication skills over the ability to drive the vehicle.

"There is something rather than nothing", Vittorio Santoro (2017)

¹ Hards and Softs Skills Framework

² Soft Skills Framework

³ Hard Skills and with AI tools Framework