The authors of this study are convinced that generative AI will not replace people, but it will change their tasks.
Stéphane Distinguin, founder and associate member of EY Fabernovel, says that “in 1997, when an IBM supercomputer known as Deep Blue beat then chess world champion Garry Kasparov, many were convinced that computers had exceeded human’s ability to win at chess. People believed that this event would mark the end of a game meant to challenge our intelligence. However, 25 years later, the opposite has happened: there are more chess players than ever before and thanks to the use of computers they have been able to reach new levels of skill.”
In the forward to the study, Cyril Vart, associate member of EY Fabernovel, reminds us that “technological progress has always caused both fear and enthusiasm. Even after forty years, people’s fear that AI will replace them is still very common. Obviously, getting help from a voice assistant, finding the fastest route to reach a destination or getting a movie recommendation when we are looking for inspiration is far from the apocalyptic world of a James Cameron movie. Similarly, generative AI will provide new tools not just to create more stunning images or use conversational searches. We can expect that generative AI will lead to changes in the tasks we perform, however, without destabilizing the working world. AI will obviously help us save a lot time, which can be used for strategic planning or to develop employees’ skills.”
