Jensen Huang believes AI will reshape the workforce, affecting human jobs. (Image Credit: NVIDIA)
Anyone else apprehensive about AI in the workplace?
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang fully believes that artificial intelligence will be used more frequently in the workforce rather than as a means to replace jobs. He expects roles to change, including his own. "Some jobs will be lost. Many jobs would be created. And what I hope is that the productivity gains that we see in all the industries will lift society," he mentioned to CNN's Fareed Zakaria. Huang expects AI to change jobs as a result of significant task reduction.
He also suggests AI is the "greatest technology equalizer" that has the potential to reshape human jobs. "AI empowers people, it lifts people, it closes the technology gap, and as a result, more people will be able to do more things," he said.
However, not everyone agrees with Huang. Many experts think AI could completely dominate the workforce, making human workers obsolete in the future. RethinkX think tank director of research Adam Dorr predicts that most jobs will be eliminated by 2045. His team researched over 1,500 technological transformations and indicated it takes 15 to 20 years for technology to dominate after securing a small fraction of the market.
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, estimated that AI could replace half of junior professional roles within five years. He said AI companies and the government downplay significant job losses across various fields, such as law, technology, finance, and consulting.
Huang disagreed with those claims. "One, he believes that AI is so scary that only they should do it. Two, he believes that AI is so expensive, nobody else should do it … And three, AI is so incredibly powerful that everyone will lose their jobs, which explains why they should be the only company building it," Huang commented on Amodei at a press conference at Viva Technology in Paris.
"I think AI is a very important technology; we should build it and advance it safely and responsibly. If you want things to be done safely and responsibly, you do it in the open … Don't do it in a dark room and tell me it's safe," Huang said.
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