November 20, 2024
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The swift adoption of AI across businesses, both within the software engineering function and beyond, is increasing the need for managers, according to a recent piece of research.
“As firms adopt AI, there’s a shift towards [adding] more managerial positions,” says Mireia Gine, professor at IESE Business School, who conducted the research alongside three co-authors. “Firms become more management-intensive overall.”
AI systems are typically trained to take on more rote tasks, and require ongoing monitoring, tuning, and integration into business processes, creating more manager-level work.
The adoption of AI by companies also changes what to look for in managers.
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November 20, 2024
