An optimist's take on reskilling in the age of AI | Sagar Goel

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🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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One in three workers globally will see their jobs disrupted by AI and tech advancements this decade — but there's a way to stay ahead of the curve. Skill-building strategist Sagar Goel shares practical examples from a partnership with the Singaporean government that helped thousands of workers transition into new careers, offering a lesson on the importance of reskilling and becoming a lifelong learner. After the talk, Modupe opens up about embracing big change.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:17.0	I was a sophomore in college, my friend Tanya and I both had the same one, and we just used them to talk to one another. And not to date myself, but these phones had an antenna.
0:22.0	They were way too big and heavy to fit in our pockets, so we carried
0:26.8	them around in our purses. You know what I'm talking about, like a landline cordless phone and my have cell phones evolved and while all the automatic
0:36.4	upgrades and updates can drive me crazy the truth is I do eventually learn to adjust. It's been a long time since my antenna days, but I'll always
0:46.8	remember the excitement of the world that first cell phone opened up. Even if it was just
0:52.2	me and Tanya thinking we looked cool, chatting each other's ears
0:56.0	off.
0:57.0	I'm Madupak and Ola, this is Ted Business, a podcast from the Ted Audio Collective.
1:05.7	Our speaker today, skill-building strategist Sagar Goyle, understands how new technology can
1:12.3	bring all kinds of new fears,
1:14.3	especially when it comes to AI.
1:17.3	A lot of people think we're going to be replaced by robots, which is a terrible thought.
1:21.6	And while Saga acknowledges that AI is going to impact millions and millions of workers,
1:28.0	he's also encouraging us to stay curious about that impact, so that we can learn some new skills to help us
1:35.4	adapt and thrive amid shifting technology. Then after the talk I'll discuss
1:40.7	how to stay open to big change.
1:43.7	But first, a quick break. Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. I host a podcast called Rethinking, about the science of what makes us tick.
1:57.0	This season, we're talking to Richard Branson about risk-taking.
2:01.0	We don't live forever, and we might as well throw ourselves wholeheartedly into our lives and if one ended up going earlier at least we've lived very very full lives.
2:10.0	Find and follow rethinking with Adam Grant wherever you're listening.
2:16.0	And now, Sagar Goyle takes the TED stage.
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