DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says AI will create new jobs in 5 years, tells students to study this subject
Artificial intelligence is transforming the job landscape, with many white-collar jobs getting displaced. The transformation is also making the younger generation — the future professionals — worried about what the future holds. However, amid this transformation, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is advising students and young professionals not to fear AI but to get ready to thrive alongside it.Speaking at the SXSW London event this week, Hassabis acknowledged the growing concern of AI displacing traditional jobs. However, he believes that the ongoing shift will also create new opportunities that are likely to be more valuable, more technical, and more aligned with the future of work. 'New jobs will appear — very valuable jobs,' he said. Hassabis pointed out that the next five to ten years are a period of rapid transformation driven by AI.advertisementThe comment from the Nobel Laureate comes at a time when many work cultures and offices are already turning to AI for tasks like coding, content generation, and customer service. Yet, rather than resist these changes, Hassabis advises students and young professionals to embrace AI and prepare to work with it. He advised experimenting with AI tools early, learning not just how they work but how they can be used creatively. 'I'd be hacking around with those tools,' he said.
However, while learning AI, Hassabis also strongly recommends students to focus on STEM learning, which centres on the foundations of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. According to Hassabis, these subjects will remain the foundation for understanding and innovating with AI and future technologies. 'It's still important to understand the fundamentals,' he said.advertisementHassabis, who leads the research team behind Google's advanced AI systems, including the Gemini chatbot, says that right now we are on the edge of a technological shift bigger than the Industrial Revolution. But he believes humans will get through it, as they are "infinitely adaptable." He emphasises that students, if equipped with the right knowledge and mindset, can play a leading role in shaping the AI-powered future.Interestingly, this isn't the first time Hassabis has shared these views on AI changing the world in the coming years, and the need for adaptation. Just last month, speaking on the Hard Fork podcast and at Google's I/O developer conference, he reiterated the critical importance of early exposure to AI. 'Over the next five to ten years, we're going to find what normally happens with big new technology shifts: some jobs get disrupted, but new, more valuable — usually more interesting — jobs get created,' he said during the tech podcast Hard Fork.To prepare for this shift, he advises students to learn AI, as it will help Gen Alpha define their skills. 'Whatever happens with these AI tools, you'll be better off understanding how they work, and what you can do with them,' he said.
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