In this day and social-media age where anyone can pick up a device and blast themselves into the minds of potentially millions while also having a chance to make money doing it, many have decided to take technology up on that offer. What has resulted is a bunch of uncredentialed gurus telling us what we need to do. I\u2019m talking parked car advice giving gurus, makeup-applying story time telling gurus, sitting on the living room couch dishing gurus \u2013 you name it! Next thing you know, they\u2019ve amassed a large enough following to start making appearances on shows, getting speaking engagements, while somewhere along the way getting the title expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take Sinead Bovell<\/a> for example. If you haven\u2019t heard of her and you\u2019re interested in where this new AI era is taking us, perhaps you will very soon \u2013 like starting now. <\/strong>Branded as an AI and future of work expert among other similar titles, she says that \u201cmost of the jobs that we see today will either go away or be radically transformed\u201d due to the onset of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From what I can tell, she is becoming a rising voice on how AI is shaping the future of the workforce. The only thing is, I call bullshit on much of what I\u2019ve heard from her thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But I\u2019m no techie. I just think I\u2019m right. So, I set out to do a little bit of research to prove myself right. I, after all, love to be right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the proving begins, let me rehash, right quick, how I came to know of her. About a month ago I saw her on Jenna & Sheinelle doing a segment on AI<\/a>. Jenna asked Sinead a question about AI and I thought her answer was indirect and hard to follow. She didn\u2019t come across to me as someone who was an expert on the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A few weeks later, I saw her again \u2013 this time on my Insta feed via a clip from Oprah\u2019s podcast. Once again, as I listened to what she was saying, I was like what? <\/em>I was like how does someone who sounds like she\u2019s just firing off talking points and making shit up appear on two high profile media outlets?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n