Outsourcing Our Brains! Is there a Cost to AI Convenience? Johan Steyn

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MeliaCRED: Conversations with Elvis

Elvis Melia

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Has the internet created a virtual labour market for new kinds of services? Does connectivity now allow job-seekers from the Global South, young people from low-income countries, to grow rich online? Did this help overcome the borders that have separated rich from poor? If not, might the Metaverse now create this new market space in the cloud? Are online labour platforms becoming immersive labour markets with equal access for all? I discuss these questions in conversations with online workers, policy makers, academics, educators, consultants, and firm executives from around the world.

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Outsourcing Our Brains! Is there a Cost to AI Convenience? Johan Steyn

MeliaCRED: Conversations with Elvis

1 hour 9 minutes 49 seconds

4 months ago

Outsourcing Our Brains! Is there a Cost to AI Convenience? Johan Steyn

Johan Steyn is often referred to as Africa's leading AI commentator. In 2019, Wealth & Finance magazine (UK) crowned him the "Best AI & Robotics Management Consultant." He regularly contributes thought-leadership articles to major publications, including Reuters, Business Day, The Sunday Times, Finweek, News24, ITWeb, and Brainstorm Magazine. He is also a regular expert guest on television and radio shows, such as BusinessDay TV, DSTV, Cape Talk, PowerFM, and RSG.

We discuss – Why traditional universities may become irrelevant within a decade– The transition from coding skills to AI collaboration capabilities– Africa's demographic dividend and the Business Process Outsourcing industry transformation– Critical thinking in an age of AI-generated content– The coordination challenges in AI safety and developmentConnect with Johan:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanosteyn/ AI for Business: https://www.aiforbusiness.net/ About this podcast:In Conversations with Elvis, we explore how artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping work, education, and economic development - particularly in Africa. This interview was conducted as part of the fieldwork for research on "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Global Business Services in Ghana and Rwanda" for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Invest for Jobs – Special initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition"Video Production: Minab Technologies for MeliaCRED.