Kian Katanforoosh is the CEO and cofounder of Workera and co-created the Stanford Deep Learning class (CS230) with Prof. Andrew Ng. In this episode he talks about how companies can better measure the skill sets of their employees and how AI will change the half-life of useful skills.
Along with his work at Stanford, Katanforoosh is a founding member of deeplearning.ai and co-created the Deep Learning Specialization on Coursera.
He believes the rapidly expanding capabilities of AI will mean that humans, and especially programmers, will need to learn new skills faster than ever. This doesn’t mean machines are going to take our jobs. Rather, with the assistance of AI, humans will become far more capable, learning faster and mastering more domains.
Not surprisingly, Katanforoosh has built his business with the goal of addressing this issue. Workera aims to help companies identify where their employees lack skills and provide them with personalized instruction that can quickly bring them up to the next level.
You can find Kian on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Stanford’s website.
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I think this article raises some important questions about the future of software development. It’s clear that developers need to be constantly learning and adapting, but it’s not always easy to find the time and resources to do so.
Well, it looks like I’ll be spending my weekends coding from now on.
I guess this means I need to start drinking more coffee to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of software development.
So, what you’re saying is that I need to start learning COBOL and FORTRAN, right?
This is really scary. I’m not sure how I’m going to keep up. I’m already working 60 hours a week.
This is great news! I love learning new things, so I’m excited about the challenge of keeping my skills up to date.
I’m so excited about the future of software development! I can’t wait to see what new technologies and innovations emerge.
I don’t buy it. I think this is just another way for companies to hire inexperienced developers for less money.
This is very interesting, but I wonder how accurate it is. I’ve been working as a developer for over 10 years, and while I’ve definitely had to learn new things over that time, I don’t feel like my skills have become obsolete.