How Big Tech Shapes the Future of AI

Tuesday night at the LinkedIn Local™ - Singapore event at SGInnovate, we had a fantastic deep dive into how Big Tech is shaping the AI landscape and what that means for all of us.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
We heard from LinkedIn Top Voices Tianyu Xu and Impact Investor Maya Hari. The session was wonderfully moderated by CNBC’s John Patrick (JP) Ong, who posed pertinent questions to the two panellists. They tackled everything from the importance of mastering AI tools rather than letting them master you to Augmentation vs. Automation to the economic and societal implications, the evolving skill sets needed, and the big-picture challenges of compute, data, energy, and sustainability.

𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
The conversation touched on human ingenuity. As Tianyu put it, “Master the tool; don’t let the tool be your master.” There was a lively debate on augmentation versus automation, where Maya leaned in on how, even as AI augments our work, we need to consider the inevitable shifts in the workforce and the role of ethics and regulation.

𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
Maya, with her deep experience in Big Tech, emphasised that technology investments must deliver both profit and purpose. We need leadership that ensures AI serves everyone, not just the few. Human agency and leadership must remain central.

The answer to whether new roles will be created at the same pace as those displaced by disruption is definitely unclear. But that shouldn’t stop us from embracing and learning new skillsets as they seem set to redefine how we work.

In short, it was a night full of thought-provoking discussions, all about keeping our approach to AI flexible, curious, sustainable, and focused on human creativity. And of course, met some interesting attendees and made new friends and connections.

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