ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is being leveraged by a Glasgow college to envision the futuristic jobs its students might be working in 20 years.
Glasgow Clyde College has implemented AI software to transform photographic portraits of students into lifelike depictions of some career opportunities that may become common over the next two decades.
From a virtual reality experience illustrator to an avatar stylist, staff at the college combined course offerings with expert forecasts and AI predictions. They then used AI to create ultra-realistic images of potential workspaces and even how the students might look performing these future roles.
Enabling students to creatively visualize their career options is a proven technique to encourage motivation, assist with goal-setting, and boost academic performance.
The jobs visualized and highlighted by Glasgow Clyde College include:
- Avatar stylist: With virtual fashion set to be a booming industry as demand to style characters in the metaverse increases, fashion and textile students will be presented with new opportunities.
- Virtual reality educators: VR is set to revolutionize the classroom, so education students may eventually want to create immersive learning experiences for their pupils.
- AI and machine learning specialists: As AI and machine learning technologies advance, there will be a high demand for experts who have studied computing to develop, implement, and maintain these systems.
- Virtual reality experience illustrator: Technical drawings have traditionally been 2D despite the complexities they need to recreate. Anyone studying illustration will have a whole new dimension to explore.
- Robotics engineers: Designing and building advanced robots for various industries will be a new avenue for electrical engineering graduates.
While many of the jobs that may be prevalent in 20 years are yet to exist, Glasgow Clyde College has identified many crossover skills from courses taught today.
Commenting on the endeavor, Jon Vincent, principal at Glasgow Clyde College, said: “We’ve been able to use some of the most advanced AI technology available to transport our students into potential jobs of the future.
“Helping them visualize what working life in 20 years might look like not only provides inspiration for the next steps after life at Glasgow Clyde College, but also offers new possibilities about what roles will be available down the line.
“Technology is progressing at a pace never before seen, and we provide a wide range of courses to help prepare anyone studying at the college for the workplace of tomorrow.”
