Toward a new global workforce

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) brings an unprecedented opportunity for Chile’s economic development, with projections suggesting that generative AI could contribute between $2.6 and $4.4 trillion to the global economy. However, this transformation also brings challenges that cannot be overlooked. McKinsey warns that nearly 40% of jobs are highly exposed to AI, with the automation of routine tasks potentially displacing thousands of workers and deepening existing inequalities.

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Peru in its shining moment

As it celebrates its bicentennial, November marks a pivotal month for Peru. This year, it chairs APEC for the third time and is gearing up to host the summit of leaders from the 21 economies that make up the forum, which collectively account for nearly 60% of global GDP and 40% of the world’s population.

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NVIDIA… The diamonds of Artificial Intelligence

But Nvidia’s success also coexists with a great threat because its main semiconductor factory is in Taiwan, an island constantly threatened by China. The so-called “chip war”—a diplomatic, political, and economic battle—suggests that whoever controls semiconductor manufacturing will hold military supremacy and future industrial development. The United States—displaced by Asia in production—is seeking to diversify production locations, even mentioning Latin America as an option for setting up nearshore industries. However, the shortage of specialized human capital and the very low level of investment in enabling infrastructure to make this an unrealistic bet, although some analysts see opportunities in research or design centers.

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Gen Z: Keys to the new workforce

They comprise a quarter of the global population, 40% of consumers (McKinsey), 14% of Chileans (INE), and by 2025 will make up 27% of the world's workforce (A GEN Z Report, 2023). Highlighted last month as the richest generation in history by The Economist, Gen Z, centennials, or zoomers - aged between 12 and 27 - already have better credit approval
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How to reconnect students with learning?

The success of attendance at Karol G’s first concert in Santiago is akin to the alarming dropout rates in Chile. It shocked me to hear at the Conversation on Proposals from Civil Society for educational transformation that the 50,814 students who are outside the education system (Mineduc, 2023) equate to more than one National Stadium singing La Bichota’s hits. All attendees looked at each other, impacted.

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Made by Humans, the rise of resistance

Painted by humans, written by humans, produced by humans, NOT by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are labels that timidly emerge in the world today. Texts, musical and audiovisual production, architectural designs, paintings, computer code, and in general, creative and inventive human endeavors are seeking ways to survive. Thus, businesses such as the startup By Humans are emerging, taking advantage of new regulations
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The great disruption of the labor market

Humanity is undergoing multiple technological disruptions, the green transition, and complex macroeconomic conditions. The labor market is rapidly processing this new reality with an explosive increase in those who want to establish their own conditions about what to do, when, and where - catapulting multi-employment and small entrepreneurship worldwide - while the skills required by companies have already changed by 22%
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