If knowledge becomes commoditized as a result of AI, applying knowledge becomes the opportunities of the future. So, I do posit that MANAGEMENT, and specifically project management, will rise in the next few years with the understanding that project managers may be managing more machines (yes, AI agents) than humans.
Yes, to thrive in this era, you cannot just focus on acquiring knowledge because AI systems will beat you, you must also develop capabilities on how to APPLY knowledge because that is what companies will be paying for. Indeed, if knowledge acquisition becomes unbounded and unconstrained due to AI, the application of knowledge becomes the core career nucleus of the free market.
Pythagoras wrote extensively on numbers, and how numbers are the unit of the universe (if you master and understand numbers, you will understand your world, just as a cell is the unit of biological life). Connect Pythagoras’ work to Aristotle’s definition of phronesis as “a certain kind of practical wisdom” and his clear proclamation that “the purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge”, you will see in our contemporary world how opportunities will shift from pure brainpower of knowledge to application. Every person can get ideas from ChatGPT, but not many can execute the ideas!
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So, in this AI era, AI will scale our knowledge and we will understand our universe better. But the careers of the future and the opportunities ahead will be anchored on what Aristotle wrote: “ACTION” on “practical wisdom”. Indeed, in the AI era, every worker must be a “Manager”.
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While you are evolving into managing machines, just ensure that you own something. As long as there will still be ‘companies’ that hire managers to manage agents and humans, go for the source – companies. They will always be around.