The reality of the world we live in is that, it keeps evolving. The most constant thing in a human life is change, over the years of our existence we have evolved from one being to another, from one age to another. Truth be told, we have come far from what, who and where we used to be.
Looking through the humans evolution history, who would believe that we where ones creatures that makes tools with stones, cultivated our farm lands with our bare hands and less sharpened tools. Gradually we evolved to what we became today, I would say it is not short of a miracle but then, truly it isn't.
The emergence of technology took most people by surprise especially the uneducated. Before this parent era of technology it has always been a game of numbers in the labour market. We humans had so much pride in the fact that our skill set will definitely be the reason people in need of it we seek us out but things changed, I bet they never saw it coming.
Imagine being a camera man in a broadcast industry, depending on the kind of shots that will be taken either outdoor or indoor broadcasting, this will determine the numbers of camera men that will be on set. Knowing that numbers are needed in order for the show to be successful especially outdoor recording like television documentaries. An average camera man will definitely feel proud as usual, this will give him an upper hand while bargaining for the prize of his service.
The pressure to reduce the cost of his service is never a constant one but then suddenly we now have devices such as drones which is capable of reducing human labour by 65%. The integration of drone usage in broadcasting is also a product of robotics technology in their aim to create effective tools to ease the struggle of camera coverage.
Now rewind for a sec to being in the shoes of that same camera man whose source of pride is the confidence he has in the contribution of human Labour necessary to get the job done. Being aware of the new technology in broadcasting called drone, at the back of his mind he already knows he lost his bargaining power. Instead of being able to negotiate, now he has to beg to have a spot on the show knowing fully well the capabilities of a drone usage which is capable of taking all kind of shots from different angles except enclosed CS {Close shot}.
Will my job exist in 10 years? I'm a person with different skill set but I wouldn't deny that some of the skill I posses have been taken over my technology. With the advent of AI, nothing is out of reach anymore. I used to offer some services which includes research project writing among many other services I render. I pointed out this particular service because it seems to be the most affected by the emergence of AI. During the olding days, whenever students were asked to undergo a research project, it wasn't easy due to unavailability of resources but the data gathered and explanations were a product of students intelligence.
Nowadays the case is different. When I was in school, we were all aware of the usage of AI in carrying out research work, especially using it to create speculative data from assumption of what it should be. Not trying to look down on Nigeria educational system but truth be told, majority of our lecturers are yet to catch up on the usage of AI in generating research project content. They have little or no knowledge of how to run AI check on project materials submitted by students.
Probably they would have found out if they took the time to go through the research project material but only a little fraction of lecturers does that, as long as the material is full with reference {either fake or original} and the steps are listed, the research project is good to go. Which means students no longer feel the need to reach out to people like me for research project consultation services.
Same goes for my broadcast related skill set. The good news is, I'm more of a business person than a career oriented person. I have my own established businesses which qualifies me to be an entrepreneur. It has been really long since I was a staff of any establishment, I focus on my own stuff and if any independent jobs comes around that match my skill set, I get it done. Asking if my job will still be around in 10 years, I think it will.
This write-up was inspired by Indiaunited contest titled "Will your job exist in 10 years?" in indiaunited community.
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