While many people are concerned about jobs disappearing due to Artificial Intelligence (AI), other jobs will emerge as a result of the European Union's AI Law. Here are five new jobs emerging in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
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New jobs will emerge in Europe with the widespread use of Artificial Intelligence. In addition, the historic document approved by European parliamentarians represents the world's first set of rules for regulating artificial intelligence, and it may lead to five new jobs in the field of AI.
Recruitment agencies and independent studies, cited by Euronews, suggest that hiring has already started in Europe in these fields.
“Every regulation comes with a lot of enforcement jobs, which means people have to check that they are being followed. Things would be simplified if the regulations are made at the code level. Somehow the goals of the AI law could be achieved through source code, not texts, because when you have texts you need a lot of resources to make sure the regulations are followed, to train people.”, cyber security expert Alexandru Panait previously said for Adevărul.
1. Artificial Intelligence Engineer
An artificial intelligence engineer designs, programs, and trains artificial intelligence algorithms so that “to be able to function like a human brain”according to Microsoft.
Moreover, those interested in this job must have expertise in software development, programming, data science and data engineering, the source said.
In fact, a report by recruitment company LinkedIn on the job market outlook in Europe in 2024 noted that artificial intelligence engineers are among the fastest-growing professions in Italy and Switzerland, ranking second and third respectively. Also, the most likely candidates are those with skills in computer vision, machine learning and natural language.
In terms of experience, applicants from Italy had an average of 19 months of experience, and those from Switzerland had at least three years of experience, the report added.
2. Prompt Engineers or “AI translators”
Also looking for people to ensure good communication with AI tools, they are called “Prompt Engineers” or “AI translators“, according to recruitment company Protiviti.
These engineers are responsible for refining the prompts given to large language models (LLMs), such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, to ensure that the AI gives them the most accurate answers possible. In fact, they will write more detailed descriptions for ChatGPT so they can develop something more tailored to what the business needs, according to a forecast by UK-based Robert Half.
In addition, engineers could specify the structure, number of bullet points and summary length of each section of a business whitepaper, according to Euronews.
“Prompt Engineer is therefore both an IT expert and a business analyst in one. In addition to technical knowledge, he or she brings communication and analytical skills to the table“, said Christian Schmitz, recruitment consultant at Robert Half.
This job does not require a university degree, but in the next five years, universities will adopt its curriculum, experts say.
3. Artificial Intelligence Cyber Security Analyst
LinkedIn's forecasts for this year show that the Cyber Security Analyst / Security Operations Analyst job is one of the fastest growing professions in Europe. Specifically, in the following countries: Germany, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands.
What do cyber security analysts do? They enforce security standards, identify and assess risk factors, and discover vulnerabilities within companies or organizations to protect them from external cyber attacks.
This isn't necessarily a new AI-created job, but experts believe those with experience have an advantage.
“There is always a risk that the large volumes of data fed into AI will fall into unauthorized hands. AI will not fundamentally overturn cybersecurity…but AI developers who take security into account will be in high demand “, said Sebastian Mayer from the Protiviti company, in a statement.
4. AI technology specialist or consultant
AI specialists are already sought after by the European Commission in Luxembourg and Belgium. This, after a week ago the EU Law on AI was adopted, the first legal framework in the world that addresses the risks and opportunities of the new technology.
Specifically, consultants will apply and supervise “new rules for general purpose AI models” and they will elaborate “up-to-date codes of practice” for how AI will be used, write in the job description.
They will also work on tools, methods and benchmarks to assess the reach of general AI models and assess their risks.
People with expertise in assessments, investigations and monitoring”ecosystem” AI, but also researchers, computer scientists, software and data engineers with some previous experience in the field of AI, are among those sought by the European Commission.
5. AI's Ethics Officer
The purpose of ethics officers is to ensure that AI tools used in the hiring process or its effects on employees will be fair and balanced, according to Robert Half.
Basically, they will assess what biases might arise when AI is used in the hiring process, knowing that historical data tends to favor white men between the ages of 30 and 40, explains a forecast on the site- the Robert Half.
The European Union has been advised to hire AI ethics officers before the law is passed, to “oversee AI ethics within organizations“.
A group of experts from six European countries, brought together in the SHERPA project, recommends that people employed as ethics officers in the field of AI should “combine scientific and technical understanding with ethical and human rights awareness“, when advising on the use of AI systems. This role should be independent and able to speak out when there is an issue of harm, experts also say.
Moreover, the role should be similar to that of a data protection officer or a chief ethics officer – positions that already exist within the European Commission, Parliament and other bodies.
The European Union's AI law aims to prevent humans from being replaced by it and the credibility of digital content being destroyed. The historic directive is being compared by cyber security experts to an AI GDPR that will try to protect the way data flows on the internet to protect people from deepfakes or fake news. And employers will have restrictions if they use both human labor and artificial intelligence.
