AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton reveals the surprising jobs safe from automation — and the roles everybody will lose soon
Geoffrey Hinton
is called the "Godfather of AI" because of his important work on neural networks. He used to work at Google. Hinton talked about AI and jobs in an interview on the "Diary of a CEO" podcast aired on June 16, as per reports.
He said AI will one day be better than humans at everything. But for now, some jobs are safer. Jobs that need physical work, like plumbing, will stay safe for a long time. Hinton said, "It will take a long time for AI to be good at physical tasks... so being a plumber is a smart choice," according to Business Insider.
Which jobs will AI replace soon?
Gen Z workers are increasingly choosing blue-collar jobs like plumbing because the job market is very tough. For boring or routine intellectual jobs, AI will replace almost everyone. Hinton, "For mundane intellectual labor, AI is just going to replace everybody."
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Paralegals are at high risk of being replaced by AI. Working in call centers is very risky, Hinton said he'd be "terrified" if he worked there. To keep a job safe from AI, people need to be very skilled. Hinton says, "You would have to be very skilled to have an AI-proof job", as stated by Business Insider.
Hinton sees mass job losses caused by AI as the biggest threat to people's happiness right now. Even if governments give universal basic income, people might still feel unhappy because they lose their sense of purpose without work. Hinton advocates UBI but worries about loss of purpose.
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Mass job displacement by AI is likely and is already happening in some ways. AI is starting to take over jobs that recent college graduates used to get. Some people think AI won't fully replace entry-level jobs, but will help humans do those jobs better, as mentioned by Business Insider.
Hinton agrees some jobs will be done by humans working with AI assistants, but that means one person will do the work of 10 people, leading to big job cuts.
Healthcare jobs might handle AI changes better because there's always high demand for healthcare. Hinton said, "A few areas, like healthcare, will be able to absorb the change." But most jobs are not like healthcare and will not be able to absorb AI disruptions well, as per the report by Business Insider.
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Q1. Which jobs are safe from AI?
Jobs that need physical work like plumbing and healthcare are safer from AI.
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AI will replace many routine office jobs like paralegals and call center workers.
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