Navigating AI & the Future of Work

The AI & Workforce Development Resource Hub is your guide to navigating the evolving world of work. Whether you’re an individual seeking to upskill, a business preparing for digital transformation, or a student interested in the intersection of evolving technology and workforce development, these curated resources offer insights, tools, and training to help you thrive in the age of AI and machine learning. Explore expert guidance, practical strategies, and real-world examples designed to help you transition confidently and competently into the AI-powered workforce.

First, let’s define AI and Machine Learning (ML) before trying to understand and navigate their impacts.

  • Artificial Intelligence includes designing systems that can perform tasks that mimic human cognitive abilities–reasoning, learning, problem-solving, perception and natural language understanding. AI can:
    • Combine different techniques such as ML, robotics, and expert systems.
    • Simulate human reasoning and decision-making (so-called “Generative AI” creates new content such as text, images, or computer code by learning patterns from existing data).
    • Perform tasks that require understanding, reasoning, or perception.
  • Machine Learning is a branch of AI that teaches machines how to discern patterns from data and improve performance over time. ML is basically about pattern recognition: Using algorithms to analyze data, find trends, and make predictions, ML can:
    • Learn automatically from historical data.
    • Detect trends, make predictions, and improve over time.
    • Recognize patterns in, and derive conclusions from, data.

Below is a curated list of educational, practical, and strategic materials related specifically to AI, ML, and workforce development.

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Resource Link
Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan The White House
US DOL Artificial Intelligence Literacy Framework US DOL
Generative AI and Workforce Development SkillsCommons
Center for Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work Jobs for the Future
Retraining Workers for the Age of AI National Academies
Applied Co-Intelligence: Preparing Career and Technical Education Learners for an AI-Driven Workforce ECMC Foundation
Use Cases for Generative AI in Workforce Development Jobs for the Future
Labor Market Impacts of AI: A New Measure and Early Impacts Anthropic
Building AI Skills in the Skilled Technical Workforce NAAIC
Will AI Take My Job? A Youth Perspective Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
AI Risk Management Framework National Institute of Standards & Technology
Artificial Intelligence and Education and Skills Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Work of the Future Initiative MIT Industrial Performance Center
Digital Reskilling Lab Harvard Business School
State of the Massachusetts Tech Economy Report Mass Technology Leadership Council
Defining the Skills Citizens Will Need in the Future World of Work McKinsey & Company
Using AI to Advance Skills-First Hiring Brookings Institution
Decision Skills in the Workforce Burning Glass Institute
Artificial Intelligence Commission Report U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Preparing American Students & Workers for the AI Workforce Transformation Foundation for American Innovation
Generative AI at Work National Bureau of Economic Research
AI and the Future of Work (video) Rand Corporation
AI and the Workforce of Tomorrow (Powerpoint) HumanSkillsEDU presentation
Generative AI for Beginners (free course with Certificate) MyGreatLearning
Essential AI Skills for Everyone Grow with Google

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