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Skills needed for the AI age

The authors cover the three main skills that are most valuable to an organization in the age of AI. He points out that HR leaders should look for these talents in new hires, particularly these previously undervalued qualities:

The editor: (S)he who checks the AI and improves the outcomes (not just textually; editing should be taken in its entire spectrum). Currently seen as "annoying people who always see room for improvement."
The core researcher: The person who wants to know the core of the data, the training model and the exact algorithm. Currently viewed as "people who are never satisfied with the PowerPoint presentation but want the scientific journals that it's based on."
The true creative: Think the Gaudi or the Picasso. Currently seen as "oddballs or weirdos who don't simply think outside the box, but don't even see a box to begin with."

Van de Haterd says that, to synthesize the creatives, an organization also needs people who can translate messages from the true creatives for the rest of the organization. "I'm not saying dumbing it down, but using vocabulary that the rest can understand," he says.

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