How the AI Boom Is Creating an Unbalanced Tech Job Market

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Tech workers are rushing to develop skills and knowledge that will make them appealing hires in the artificial-intelligence boom. WSJ reporter Katherine Bindley joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how workers are attempting to bridge the gap between what they know and what they need to know. Plus, which generative-AI chatbot is most useful? The WSJ put five of them to the test. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.4	slash Wall Street.
0:17.3	Welcome to Tech News briefing.
0:22.4	It's Wednesday, May 29th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:27.0	You've probably tried a generative artificial intelligence chatbot. Maybe you've tried too or more. These days AI ChatBots like
0:36.1	Open AIs ChatGPT or Google's Gemini are being asked to do a lot of tasks for us.
0:42.0	But which of these many tools is in fact most useful.
0:45.6	The W.S.J. put five of them to the test and we've got the results. And sticking with AI.
0:51.7	The technology's boom has set off a feverish retooling of skill sets for
0:56.6	tech workers.
0:57.6	We'll find out what they're doing to bridge the gap between what they know and what they need
1:02.4	to know.
1:03.0	First up, it's the great AI challenge.
1:11.0	Human sounding bots barely existed two years ago. Now they're offering resume advice,
1:17.3	recipe help, and even writing wedding vows. To find out which of these generative AI bots is most useful, the W.S.J. put five of the leading
1:26.7	ones through a series of blind tests. The bots were ChatGPT by Open AI, which is celebrated for its versatility and ability to remember
1:35.9	users preferences.
1:37.4	We should note that Wall Street Journal owner News Corp has a content licensing partnership
1:41.9	with Open AI. Co-pilot from Microsoft, it leverages open
1:45.8	AI's technology and integrates with services like Bing and Microsoft 365.
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