{"id":127563,"date":"2020-01-16T16:53:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=127563"},"modified":"2020-01-16T16:55:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:55:15","slug":"cipr-aiinpr-report-urges-preparation-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-of-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/cipr-aiinpr-report-urges-preparation-for-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-of-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"CIPR #AIinPR report urges preparation for \u2018the fourth industrial revolution\u2019 of artificial intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robo-PRs aren\u2019t on their way to take over public relations agencies across the globe, according to the speakers at the launch of the CIPR\u2019s #AIinPR Panel report at The Alan Turing Institute this morning. That our industry should still prepare for other possibilities of machine learning and AI (beyond cyborg comms experts) was urged by Chair Kerry Sheehan, co-author Professor Anne Gregory and Drs David Leslie and Bertie Vidgen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The nature of our work will change over the next five years as the technology we use gets smarter \u2013 so how can PRs prepare for the unavoidable impact of AI?<\/strong><\/p>\n

One main takeaway of \u2018The Effects of AI on the Professions: A Literature Repository<\/a>\u2019 for PRs is the increasing importance of ethics. How will we use all the new data we\u2019ll soon have at our disposal, and where should we draw the line?<\/p>\n

\u2018A positive \u2013 AI is free from bias,\u2019 said Professor Anne Gregory on the automated data gathering and content generation that will soon be possible. \u2018We have to govern ourselves, however. We call ourselves \u201cethical guardians\u201d \u2013 we need to keep asking ourselves those tough questions. Just because we can, should we?\u2019<\/p>\n

Anne highlighted a future of people \u2018AI-empowered\u2019 and those who\u2019ll be lacking, with PRs \u2013 reassuringly \u2013 being in a \u2018privileged position\u2019. Alongside the bonus of its access to new tech, PR is made up of people with skills that AI can\u2019t duplicate. YetShe said: \u2018Social and emotional skills \u2013 crucial in our profession \u2013 are going to be more important\u2019.<\/p>\n

For Anne, communication is what will put PRs \u2018at the heart of strategy\u2019 \u2013 translators of context and experts in meaning-making when it comes to reams of meaning-free numbers and statistics. This is encouraging for anyone who has picked PR as a career, certainly, but drastic changes are still on their way.<\/p>\n

A big topic of discussion was that a whole rung of the PR career ladder \u2013 entry-level positions \u2013 will likely be taken away by machine learning. How we as an industry will look after and continue to nurture young PR talent needs to be prepared for within agencies, now. \u2018The jury is out on whether AI will replace all our jobs,\u2019 said Anne. \u2018That it is going to change the nature of work is indisputable\u2019.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most important key point from the launch of the #AIinPR report is that PR needs to start practicing what it preaches. \u2018PR talks a good game, but doesn\u2019t listen to itself\u2019, said Kerry Sheehan of PR\u2019s tendency to promote, publicise and then ignore useful reports and studies\u2026 such as the one being launched. AI will change the nature of work, across all industries. It will bring in new questions around ethics not yet covered by GDPR regulations, and spark new discussions around regulations and equality (can AI really be completely unbiased? We\u2019ll find out)<\/p>\n

PR is in a position of privilege as technology will continue to change how the world of work looks, but also a position of great responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u2018This report doesn\u2019t advise how to navigate the use of AI,\u2019 admitted Anne, \u2018But it is designed to enable direct access to a suite of resources for readers to inform themselves.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018PR has a vital societal and organisational role to play in the debate on AI but it needs to better prepare itself with practitioners upskilling to work smarter and faster in their roles but also becoming equipped to advise on AI adoption and deployment within organisations and business, and to its stakeholders and society,\u2019 said Kerry. \u2018It is our role to no longer debate on our own swim lanes \u2013 we must help drive business and organisations forward. This report is the first step in that preparation and I am delighted our partners such as CBI, The Alan Turing Institute and the UK Government Office for AI are supportive of our work.\u2019<\/p>\n

Prepare for the upcoming impact of AI on your work: read more about \u2018The Effects of AI on the Professions: A Literature Repository\u2019 here<\/a>. Want more about the future of PR? Check out our write up on the incoming rise of VIs (virtual influencers)<\/a> and lessons from last year\u2019s CIPR National Conference on \u2018Preparing for the Digital Future\u2019<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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