Dell Technologies says there are two extreme perspectives about the predicted partnership between machine and human, expressing concern that the differing viewpoints could make it difficult for organisations to prepare for change.
The Chief Marketing Officer, Dell Technologies, Mr Jeremy Burton, said in a statement in Lagos that the situation could hamper leaders’ efforts to push through necessary change.
Dell Technologies had said that the year 2030 would be the next era of human/machine partnerships.
It said that global research showed that by 2030, emerging technologies would forge human partnerships with machines richer and more immersive, thereby, helping to surpass human limitations.
“We are entering the next era of human/machine partnerships with a divided vision of the future, according to global research now available from Dell Technologies.
“Half of the 3,800 global business leaders surveyed forecast that automated systems will free up their time, while the other 50 per cent believe otherwise.
“Similarly, 42 per cent believe they will have more job satisfaction in the future by offloading tasks to machines, while 58 per cent disagree,” he said.
Burton added that 82 per cent of respondents expected that humans and machines would work as integrated teams within organisations.
He said that there was an anxiety-driven issue of human obsolescence and the optimistic view that technology would solve people’s greatest social problems.
“Given the promise of monumental change fuelled by exponentially increasing data and the applications, processing power and connectivity to harness it, 56 per cent speculate that schools will need to teach how to learn.
“It has to be how to learn rather than what to learn to prepare students for jobs that don’t yet exist.
“This thinking corroborates IFTF’s forecast that 85 per cent of jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t been invented yet.
“Furthermore, many businesses are not moving fast enough and going deep enough to overcome common barriers to operating as a successful digital business,’’ he said.
The official said that only 27 per cent of businesses believed they were leading the way, ingraining digital in all they did.
“Forty-two per cent do not know whether they will be able to compete over the next decade, and the majority (57 per cent) of businesses are struggling to keep-up with the pace of change,” he said.
Burton said that leaders might be divided in their view of the future and facing barriers to change but are united in the need to transform.
“In fact, the vast majority of businesses believe they will be well on their way to transforming within five years, despite the challenges they face.
“The research explores the changing relationship between technology and people, emerging technologies’ impact on business and the way we work and how business leaders plan to succeed over the next 10 to 15 years,” he said.
