8 hours ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
AI's Biggest Threat: Young People Who Can't Think
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy caused a stir last week with a memo to his employees warning that artificial intelligence could displace them. 'We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs,' he wrote.
Nothing in his memo was shocking. Technological advances as far back as the printing press have eliminated some jobs while creating many others. The real danger is that excessive reliance on AI could spawn a generation of brainless young people unequipped for the jobs of the future because they have never learned to think creatively or critically.