the new S-curve of value creation for GBS<\/a>, we noted the rapid maturation of GenAI promises a significant productivity improvement (not just incremental) in voice-based work, coding, testing, and transactional processing.\u00a0 There\u2019s also the promise of AI-driven operations to support autonomous decision-making, exception processing, and the capability to handle a more creative scope of work beyond mundane and boring activities.<\/p>\nThis aligns with Cognizant\u2019s view of the evolving GenAI capabilities, where human talent is both augmented and accelerated.\u00a0 Ravi sees a particularly significant impact on developers for equalizing performance; he cites a report that concluded that the bottom low-performing developers benefit much more from GenAI than high-performers when evaluated on the quality of output performance.\u00a0 This levels the playing field for talent across proficiency levels and offers a big opportunity to improve the developer productivity lifecycle.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery job can be upwardly mobile if you can use the power of technology, the power of AI, and make people do more value-added jobs and more prosperous jobs so that they see the value in embracing technology. So, while technology related to AI is going to eliminate jobs, it\u2019s going to create upwardly mobile jobs.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>–Ravi Kumar<\/p>\nThe future workforce is driven by capability equalization and net new, different <\/em>jobs<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhile Ravi also reminds us that any big disruptive opportunity is also a threat and cautious enthusiasm is the right tone to strike, Ravi firmly believes that the evolution of GenAI will create new jobs and impact the future workforce in a positive way.\u00a0 The shifting of agency to the end user brings a new opportunity for tech to be used to empower ourselves and our employees in their jobs.\u00a0 Generative AI still requires a human in the loop, and as a result, we will re-invent our workforce, and the types of jobs we need in the services industry will change.\u00a0 As Ravi puts it, \u201cWe will need more problem finders versus problem solvers; it will require more heuristic and creative skills, which will make this industry much more diverse.\u201d\u00a0 That diversity of thought and people is something that services firms must embrace to refresh and reinvigorate the industry.<\/p>\n
Moreover, in terms of the overall volume of jobs, Ravi is bullish on the GenAI shift as a catalyst for job growth in the services industry rather than the commoditization that has been threatened for decades every time a shiny new tech is introduced.\u00a0 \u201cLooking back, technology actually created more jobs of the future than it\u2019s taken away jobs of the past \u2013 so I\u2019m very optimistic that it is going to create significantly more jobs for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
AI first, machine + people is the future of work; services firms are the arbiters of change <\/strong><\/h3>\nTech services firms are going through a transition fueled by these technology advancements and labor shifts.\u00a0 While the enterprise landscape is being completely reshaped by GenAI, and resistance to change is high, leading services firms will help connect their clients\u2019 organizations to the broader GenAI ecosystem, and their partners must be in lockstep with them to navigate the changes.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, Kumar predicts that the world will become an AI-first, machine-plus-people endeavor. AI will lead to more tech intensity, more budget allocation due to higher productivity, and a greater need for creative and heuristic skills.\u00a0 This is an opportunity for the services industry to develop top talent for new and exciting tasks that shun the mundane and repetitive roles of the future and create fun, human <\/em>things for people to do.<\/p>\nAs technology becomes more central to enterprise landscapes, the traditional labor arbitrage value proposition will fade into the distance as technology arbitrage becomes the central role of the service provider.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnology arbitrage is the future of the services industry\u201d \u2013 Ravi Kumar<\/em><\/p>\nThe Bottom Line: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Capability equalization of the jagged edge frontier will lead to the human amplification that the services industry desperately needs to deliver value.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nThere is still much work to do to bring the promise of GenAI to its potential in the services industry, and constant tech advancements and risks mean we cannot afford to take our eye off the ball for one minute.\u00a0 What is certain is that as enterprise operations and services leaders, we must be prepared for challenges, not least of which is a dearth of technology and business professionals prepared to ride the wave that an AI-powered enterprise requires, which is adopting a probabilistic mindset and an emboldened attitude to learn new methods and ways of doing things.<\/p>\n
Bridging this divide we currently see ahead of us means better service partnerships, greater productivity as well as prosperity for workers, and greater job satisfaction leading to better outcomes across this new generative ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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