Automation wish lists: What top leaders would want AI to do for them
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently outlined a heady vision of ‘artificial superintelligence’, one where “our children will have virtual tutors who can provide personalised instruction in any subject, in any language, and at whatever pace they need”.
“If a lamplighter could see the world today, he would think the prosperity all around him was unimaginable. And if we could fast forward a hundred years from today, the prosperity all around us would feel just as unimaginable.”
— SAM ALTMAN, CEO and co-founder, OpenAI, on the potential evolution we could see in the next few decades thanks to AI
Given all this potential, ETPanache asked leaders what tasks they would like to automate if they could and what tasks they would hate to give up control of.
Irina Ghose
MD, Microsoft India
“AI has already given us multiple gains in the realm of productivity. This has enabled me to save a lot of time which I can now put back into thought leadership-led activities. Additionally, I can also spend more time with my personal pursuits, doing things that I love.”
“Writing personalised emails. While AI can help — once it knows your writing style, it can suggest appropriate prompts to help you draft better emails — there will always be a personal aspect in the last mile, which I’d not want to give away.”
Varun Gupta
Co-founder, Boult
“Managing my food and fitness routine because those two are like climbing Mt Everest every day. I’d love for AI to track data from my smartwatch — my heart rate, calories burned and sleep patterns — and then build a customised diet plan that matches my lifestyle. It would be amazing to have something that adjusts my meals and exercise based on
