There is a growing disconnect between the skills and traits currently prioritised during the hiring process and those needed to maximise the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), according to “Defining the Enterprise of the Future” independent research released by Alteryx and conducted by Coleman-Parkes.
“The rapid rise of AI requires business leaders to build and shape the future workforce now to thrive or risk lagging in a future transformed by a seismic shift in the skills needed for the era of intelligence,” said Libby Duane-Adams, chief advocacy officer at Alteryx.
New roles emerging
The research based on 2,800 IT decision-makers, data analysts, and line of business leaders in North and South America, Europe, Japan (150), India, Singapore, and Australia showed that more than half (56%) expect the Chief AI Officer role will be critical in propelling organisations towards a more holistic approach to AI strategy.
Business leaders prioritise hiring AI applications engineers (33%), those in charge of designing and developing AI-powered models; AI/ML engineers (24%), who researches, builds, and designs self-running artificial intelligence; and AI research scientists (23%), who researches and develops AI systems.
Data and IT teams
Database administration (27%), single-language software development (21%), repetitive coding (20%), and AI and ML Development (18%) are in danger of being obsolete.
More than half (54%) believe they work in silos in their organisations, even though 44% of them say data decentralisation is crucial to ensure accessibility across the business.
Shifting priorities
AI skills, software, data analysis and mining, and financial analysis and planning all ranked higher than in-demand soft skills, such as data literacy, strategic thinking, digital literacy, and team leadership.
The top skills humans in an AI-shaped world include creativity (56%), emotion (46%), critical thinking (41%), and morality (39%).
