Digital Perspectives

This is the second piece in a series that looks at the continued impact technology will have on our lives over the coming years. Distilled into three key themes, this series explores the influence of ethics in technology, the future workforce and that little thing that brings it all together, intelligent automation.

In the last article you heard some of Accenture best minds discuss how ethics will impact the future of technology. In this week’s edition, our experts take a thought-provoking look at how technology will influence the future workforce.

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Emma McGuigan

Senior Managing Director at Accenture

"For some people AI brings with it a certain unease. They believe that it somehow devalues human worth and threatens jobs. In our experience this simply isn’t the case."

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Maynard Williams

Senior Technology Delivery Lead, Advanced Technology, Accenture

"AI will give rise to new jobs for human employees, who will be employed to train AI systems to make sure they run optimally. The goal will be to drive more authentically ‘human’ and personalised interactions between man and machine."

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Shalini Chaudhari

Testing Services Lead, Accenture

"In the age of intelligent automation, success will come to businesses with the right skills, the right development culture and the right focus on testing and quality."

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Diana Barea

Talent and Organisation Lead, Accenture Strategy

"For me, the key to successfully integrating AI into the workforce is to think about people first. We should consider not only how we can use technology to innovate, but also how it can be used to create new roles that people will want to do and which will allow them to fulfil their potential."

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