A university professor has charged that Jamaicans will have to make a commitment to lifelong learning if they are to survive and do well during the current unfolding of the Fourth Industrial Revolution which has artificial intelligence (AI) as a core feature.

Anthony Clayton, a professor of sustainable development at The University of the West Indies, Mona, told the Jamaica Observer on Sunday that as more and more technical skills are automated, future employment is more likely to require problem solving ability, creativity, and emotional intelligence.

“It will be necessary to reorient Jamaica’s systems of education and training in order to develop these skills as well as building the infrastructure needed to compete in the future. This will require some new thinking,” Professor Clayton said.