Opportunities and threats brought about by AI
What does this mean for us?
- BBC News (2023), “India CEO criticised for picking AI bot over human staff” (online article), 13th July 2023. (URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66172234)
- Goldman Sachs Economics Research (2023), “The Potentially Large Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Economic Growth (Briggs/Kodnani)”, Global Economics Analyst, 26th March 2023.
- As reported by Channel News Asia, “27% of jobs at high risk from AI revolution, says OECD” (online article), 11th July 2023. (URL: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/27-jobs-high-risk-ai-revolution-says-oecd-3621411) security, an attitude of lifelong learning has been shown to also enhance one’s mental health and well-being.
How can we embark on lifelong learning?
- Evaluate your personal interests and current situation: You should ideally match your learning path with your personal interests and current situation in order to create a sustainable learning journey.
- Identify your learning goals or the skills you would like to achieve: Once you have evaluated your situation and interests, it becomes easier to identify possible gaps, areas or niches in which you can find opportunities for skills upgrading or further improvement.
3. Incorporate the learning journey into your life in a sustainable manner: The final step is to implement and carry out the steps necessary for achieving the goals. This is often the most crucial step as it requires careful planning and sustained efforts. Set realistic expectations that are achievable within your current constraints and commit to seeing it through.
Discover Opportunities at SUSS
As your alma mater, SUSS offers many opportunities for your skills upgrading and learning journey as you progress in your life and career. There is a range of graduate and continuing education programmes, or even individual bite-sized courses, that you can undertake at SUSS to achieve your learning goals. More information on the different programmes and concessions available can be found at https://susscribe.com/issue-63/lifelong-learning/
4. Yamashita, T., Bardo, A. R., Liu, D., & Yoo, J. W. (2019), “Education, lifelong learning and self-rated health in later life in the USA”, Health Education Journal, Vol. 78(3), pp. 328–339. Readers may also read about the research done by our SUSS faculty as mentioned in an earlier SUSScribe article: Zheng, F. (2023), “Let’s Grow the Habit of Lifelong Learning”, SUSScribe Issue 61, 2023 (Perspectives).
5. This three-step framework is adapted from the five steps mentioned in the following source: Andreev, I. (2023), “Learning Theories – Lifelong Learning” (online article) (URL: https://www.valamis.com/hub/lifelong-learning#:~:text=Lifelong%20learning%20is%20a%20form,school%2C%20university%20or%20corporate%20training.)
