“The notion of artificial intelligence is not new. The foundations of AI were laid back in the 1950s. The issue is that it has been developing behind a curtain, far from our eyes. I am referring here to the military domain, which may be a hundred times more advanced than what we know.

As a society, we look at AI as a spectacle — we don’t really understand what to expect. I believe we must learn to live with artificial intelligence and maybe try to be smarter than it,” said Petru Bularca, IT Director Romania & Southeast Europe, Schaeffler, during the People Empowering Business Forum organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest.

Key Statements:

• When you grow together with AI, it becomes much easier to carry out your daily work. It’s difficult to predict what will happen with the engineering field in the future. If you ask managers, they would like the number of engineers to be reduced by half.
• In my opinion, introducing performance indicators related to the use of artificial intelligence creates additional pressure on employees. If we do not explain what AI means and what its benefits are, the road to burnout becomes inevitable.
• Technology must be seen as an ally, never as an enemy. Organizations must create a fair and healthy framework through which employees can develop in a digital direction. Only this way can we achieve innovation and technological advancement.