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Discover why it seems that everyone's flocking to AI training like it's the hottest ticket in town.
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For today's program, I'm joined by Gao Junya in the studio and Josh Cotterell on the line.
First on a day's roundtable, if it hasn't already.
Generative AI is going to change the way a whole lot of us are going to do our jobs.
If the obvious caveat here has to be, we still have jobs.
The International Monetary Fund says in advanced economies, 60% of jobs are going to be affected by AI, and about half of these jobs may see lower wages or complete automation because of it.
So how in the world are you supposed to be prepared for a technological revolution thats been compared to the invention of the Internet or going way back the printing press?
One word people study a quick search on Chinas e commerce marketplace Taobao shows nearly 1000 AI related courses, including live webinars, video recordings, one on one training and so on.
And whilst in the US, according to leading online study platform Corsia in 2023, someone enrolled on in generative AI content every minute.
So Junya, let's go to you first.
How intense is the AI training craze?