25. When Humans *ARE* the Artificial Intelligence

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the 1770s, a Hungarian inventor named Wolfgang von Kempelen developed a machine he called the Mechanical Turk, a mechanical skeleton dressed in traditional Ottoman garb that had the ability to play chess. It was the artificial intelligence of its day.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But the Mechanical Turk had a secret. It used the ultimate neural net — the human brain. There was actually a human chess player hidden inside the contraption. The whole thing was an illusion. What does the Mechanical Turk tell us about RPA and the deployment of AI today?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of Generation Digital Workforce,</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/pnerger/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Paul Nerger</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Vice President of Digital Exchange at Blue Prism, discusses artificial artificial intelligence.<br /> <br /></span></p> <p><strong>Here's what we talked with Paul about:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">* What we can do with a digital worker and AI combined <br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">* What trends impact the deployment of the digital workforce inside companies today<br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">* What types of jobs digital workers will take on in the next 24 months<br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">* What skills our digital counterparts need to continue learning for us to get there</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">To ensure that you never miss an episode of Generation Digital Workforce, be sure to subscribe!</span></em><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></em></p>