Youth AI Manifesto: Shaping the Future of Work and Technology

Remixer Post by Paige C. Generation Remix recently collaborated on the Youth AI Manifesto, a powerful call to action to AI creators and policymakers to share our generation’s ideas and concerns for how AI should be developed. When I heard about this project, I knew I had to participate. The Youth Manifesto project was developed as part of the iRAISE coalition's contribution to global forums on Artificial Intelligence and its impact on future generations. Seeing AI evolve from a developing technology into an integral part of everyday life has been eye-opening. I have come to view AI as one of the biggest uncertainties for my future career. The World Economic Forum projects that AI and automation may displace 85–92 million jobs globally by 2030, and while new jobs are emerging alongside this decline, it’s difficult to predict where job security in the communications field will remain strong. As I prepare to enter the workforce, seeing companies adopt AI for tasks creates new challenges, especially when companies are using AI to do communications work that I am preparing to do. Hearing that AI is being used to screen applicants through keyword filters is discouraging too. It makes the hiring process black and white without the human component, but talent and potential cannot be reduced to a checklist. We don't want to watch the future unfold without a say. We want to help design and integrate AI in a way that maximizes human potential rather than replacing it. Another Generation Remix team member, Nora, said she was excited to participate in the Youth AI Manifesto because “young people should have a voice in the decisions shaping our future. AI affects how we learn, communicate, and interact every day, and it's important that leaders hear directly from our generation as we are growing up with this new technology.”  Today’s youth will inherit a new AI-driven world and workforce; we deserve to be a part of the conversation shaping it. Youth AI Manifesto link: https://lnkd.in/gVws9_tN