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Artificial intelligence and jobs of the future: adaptability is key for human evolution

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Humans, the most intelligent species on planet Earth, have always found a way to adapt to their dynamic environment and survive in a consistent manner. We have made tremendous progress in evolving from primitive men and women in small, dreary caves to modern men and women in large, bustling cities. Our passionate strive to survive and affinity to adapt is similar to that shown by mosquitoes; regardless of the continuous development and massive deployment of insect repellent products, these undeniably irking insects, which cause a plethora of life-threatening diseases, always make a striking comeback (Stanczyk, Brookfield, Field, & Logan, 2013).

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    AI Matters  Volume 4, Issue 4
    December 2018
    26 pages
    EISSN:2372-3483
    DOI:10.1145/3299758
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