What Tilly Norwood Has To Do With ‘Future-Proofing’ Yourself. Plus: How Milan Harris Built A $100 Million Fashion Empire
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A new analysis of AI’s impact on the workforce suggests women’s careers may be at greater risk than men’s, and by a significant margin. According to the research, which came from GOVAI, an organization that studies the policy implications of AI progress, there are more than 37 million workers in jobs that are particularly prone to being disrupted by AI. While a good 26 million of these people have adaptable skills, another 6 million are concentrated in clerical and administrative roles and lack transferable skills—and women make up a large share of this vulnerable group, accounting for a whopping 86% of workers in these positions.
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that workers in all sectors of business are grappling with what AI means for their jobs and job security. This story offers some good advice on how to develop skills you may want to stay flexible in your career, but I’d also like to point to one very specific—if extreme—example of what it can look like to embrace the changes AI is bringing to your job.
Eline van der Velden is an actor, comedian, and physicist—but you’ve perhaps heard of her because she’s the creator of Tilly Norwood, the world’s first AI actress. Van der Velden debuted Norwood last year to much backlash (and a condemnation from SAG-AFTRA, the actor’s union), and earlier this month dropped a music video entirely made with AI and featuring Norwood as a singer.
The lyrics to the music video are, van der Velden admits,........
