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SuperSkills

The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI

Kogan Page,

15 mins. de lectura
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Seven practices can embed human capabilities in work — and hold the line against mindless automation.

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In an AI-driven world, the most pertinent issue is not what tasks machines can perform but what tasks humans must not relinquish. AI adviser Rahim Hirji advocates for preserving human agency through seven deliberate practices he calls SuperSkills. Drawing on examples from business, pop culture, politics, and his own family history, Hirji demonstrates the benefits of embedding judgment, empathy, and ethical boundaries into your work as automation accelerates. His book is especially useful for professionals who want to harness AI without letting it usurp their authority or hollow out their sense of purpose.

Summary

Adopt seven SuperSkills to thrive in the AI era.

As AI’s reach deepens and it appropriates more human decision-making, people risk becoming victims of “drift”: surrendering choice to algorithms, thereby rendering human work and life meaningless. In fact, drift has left many workers with the menial task of refining and quality-checking AI’s outputs, allowing machines to drain all judgment, satisfaction, and meaning from human work. Drift can seem like the safer option at first blush, but the alternative, “design,” is the only form of sustainable progress.

For author and AI adviser Rahim Hirji, combating drift is a family tradition. Four successive generations of Hirjis faced various forms of drift, and each responded by climbing a subsequent rung on the “SuperSkills ladder”:

  1. “Survival skills” — Hirji’s great-grandparents shunned the drift of hunger when they left India for East Africa, choosing to design their own future.
  2. “Street skills” — Hirji’s grandfather rejected the drift of surrender when he resisted soldiers’ demands for bribes. Instead, he charmed the soldiers with his wit and hospitality.

About the Author

AI consultant Rahim Hirji specializes in helping leaders and organizations stay human in the age of AI. He writes the Box of Amazing newsletter on Substack.

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