You're Hired: 5 New Jobs Created by AI

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is what powers tools such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Midjourney, which are trained on human-created content and can generate images or text in response to prompts. It promises to automate a lot of tasks we now do ourselves. 

That sounds like a boon, but it has also caused people to fear for their jobs. Indeed, Goldman Sachs issued a report(Opens in a new window) on the effects of AI on economic growth that said, "If generative AI delivers on its promised capabilities, the labor market could face significant disruption," estimating that 300 million jobs could be impacted.

Impacted doesn’t necessarily mean terminated, though. The report goes on to say, "Worker displacement from automation has historically been offset by creation of new jobs" and that 63% of current jobs would be complementedby AI—especially in fields such as customer service(Opens in a new window). The Wall Street Journal reports(Opens in a new window) that the jobs for which AI can do at least 50% of the scut work include accountant, writer, mathematician, PR specialist, and blockchain engineer. Short-order cooks and motorcycle mechanics, your jobs are safe. 

As with any emerging tech, generative AI will also create new roles for people to fill—some that even weeks ago, no one had ever heard of. Here are just some of the job descriptions you’ll be seeing more of in the coming years.

Generative AI uses natural language processing (NLP), which lets you ask for something using normal words and syntax. You don't have to be a programmer, but that doesn't mean you can't perfect what you say.

Prompt is the term for what you ask of AI. A prompt engineer is someone who can compose an effective string of text that not only