AI & Future of Work - FEBRUARY 2026

19 February 2026

1. Future of Work

Source: Word Economic Forum – Future of jobs – Survey 2024
Remarks: AI cannot replace the cognitive skills, AI can help amplify “self-efficacy” and technology skills.

2. Idea: Is stopping AI an illusion?

Even if OpenAI (ChatGPT editor) went bankrupt tomorrow, even if the financial bubble burst, the overall direction would not suddenly reverse. Here are the structural reasons.

The infrastructure is already in place: data centres, chips, energy contracts, hundreds of billions have already been committed. That momentum doesn’t simply unwind.
Many open-source models are spreading fast. Innovation no longer depends on a single company. Research is worldwide, decentralised, and increasingly impossible to “switch off”.
History is clear: when a technology is widely perceived as useful, it doesn’t vanish. It diffuses, it adapts, it finds new carriers.

So betting on AI’s disappearance is not a strategy. It’s a spectator position.

3. AI Tool: NotebookLM – The Must-Know Learning Tool

NotebookLM lets you upload your own documents (PDFs, Docs, websites, YouTube transcripts, audio, images) and then summarises, answers questions, and extracts insights directly from those sources, creates podcasts, quiz, mind map, reports, etc…
Because it’s source-grounded, it reduces hallucinations and stays accurate and relevant more like a “research assistant” for your materials than a general chatbot.

Access: https://notebooklm.google.com/

4. Prompting Better

Don't ask: "Make this shorter"
But write: "Read [text]. Remove every word that doesn't add meaning. Keep the message, lose the fat. Target: 50% shorter. Output: Clean version + list of what you cut and why. Write like you're charging RM50 per word."

Don't ask: "Improve the writing"
But write: [Paste text] feels a bit rough. Improve the flow and rhythm while keeping the meaning. Blend short, punchy sentences with longer ones. Add natural-sounding transitions. Output: (1) a smoother revised version, plus (2) a before/after of the 3 most impactful changes you made.

5. MFCCI – HRDC Training Center

MFCCI organizes in-house/public HRDC claimable trainings on AI (half-day/full day)