AI and the Future of Work
CONCEPTUALHow AI is changing the world of work: some jobs disappear, new ones are created, many change; jobs AI can't do (yet); what skills matter in an AI world
Mastery Evidence
- Name at least two jobs that AI is changing or replacing and two new jobs AI has created
- Explain why creativity, empathy, and problem-solving are skills that matter more in an AI world
- Describe how AI might change a specific job they know about (teacher, doctor, farmer) without replacing it
Assessment Prompt
“Could [child] explain how AI might change the way people work in the future and which human skills will still be important?”
Prerequisites3
- Jobs People DosoftAges 5—7
- Bias in AI SystemssoftAges 9—11
- Humans Versus MachineshardAges 7—9
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- Jobs People Do soft
Cross-domain: understanding jobs people do (Money & Finance, 5-7) provides foundation for AI's impact on work
- Machine Learning Basics hard
Must understand how training works before understanding why it can go wrong
- Step-by-Step Instructions soft
Understanding algorithms helps grasp how voice assistants process commands
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart devices before exploring voice assistants as a specific smart device
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart things before spotting AI all around daily life
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Step-by-Step Instructions hard
Must understand that computers follow instructions before learning about data as their input
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Patterns and Classification hard
Must understand patterns and sorting before grasping the training process
- Data and Information for Computers hard
Must understand data before learning how computers find patterns in it
- Step-by-Step Instructions soft
Understanding algorithms helps grasp how voice assistants process commands
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart devices before exploring voice assistants as a specific smart device
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart things before spotting AI all around daily life
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Step-by-Step Instructions hard
Must understand that computers follow instructions before learning about data as their input
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Machine Learning Basics hard
Must understand training process before grasping how biased data creates biased AI
- Step-by-Step Instructions soft
Understanding algorithms helps grasp how voice assistants process commands
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart devices before exploring voice assistants as a specific smart device
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart things before spotting AI all around daily life
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Step-by-Step Instructions hard
Must understand that computers follow instructions before learning about data as their input
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Patterns and Classification hard
Must understand patterns and sorting before grasping the training process
- Data and Information for Computers hard
Must understand data before learning how computers find patterns in it
- Step-by-Step Instructions soft
Understanding algorithms helps grasp how voice assistants process commands
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart devices before exploring voice assistants as a specific smart device
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart things before spotting AI all around daily life
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Step-by-Step Instructions hard
Must understand that computers follow instructions before learning about data as their input
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Humans Versus Machines hard
Must understand human vs machine strengths before exploring how AI changes jobs
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before understanding robots as programmable machines
- Machine Learning Basics hard
Must understand how machines learn before meaningfully comparing human vs machine capabilities
- Step-by-Step Instructions soft
Understanding algorithms helps grasp how voice assistants process commands
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart devices before exploring voice assistants as a specific smart device
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart things before spotting AI all around daily life
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Step-by-Step Instructions hard
Must understand that computers follow instructions before learning about data as their input
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Patterns and Classification hard
Must understand patterns and sorting before grasping the training process
- Data and Information for Computers hard
Must understand data before learning how computers find patterns in it
- Step-by-Step Instructions soft
Understanding algorithms helps grasp how voice assistants process commands
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart devices before exploring voice assistants as a specific smart device
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices hard
Must understand smart things before spotting AI all around daily life
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know what computers are before sorting smart vs not-smart things
- Step-by-Step Instructions hard
Must understand that computers follow instructions before learning about data as their input
- Computers in Everyday Life hard
Must know computers exist before understanding they follow exact instructions
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- The Future of AIhardAges 9—11