At least according to AI's so-called Godfather, this is the best time to become a plumber.
Jeffrey Hinton, who previously worked for Google and earned the nickname for his job at Neural Networks, set the risk of mass unemployment in an interview about the CEO's Diary podcast that aired on June 16th.
“I think it's going to be a long time before it gets good at physical manipulation,” Hinton said. “So a good bet is to become a plumber.”
As reported previously by BI, trapped in the brutal job market, Gen Zers are increasingly drawn to blue-collar jobs.
“When it comes to ordinary intellectual labor, AI only replaces everyone,” Hinton said. He flagged him as being in danger by paralegals and said that he would be “terrified” if he worked at a call center. You need to be “very skilled” to work in AI prevention, he said.
Hinton sees the risk of moving large volumes of work as the greatest threat to human misfortune. Even with universal basic income, as Hinton supports, he believes people are without work and lacking a sense of purpose.
According to Hinton, massive displacement is likely not, and is already above us in some respects. He said AI has started to be used in jobs that have previously been popular with recent college graduates.
Some will argue that Fear AI will move entry-level work It's exaggerated. Hinton agreed with the idea that some roles would be replaced by people who are working with AI assistants as well as technology, but he He said that means one person does what was a job for 10 people. For many industries, he said, it would mean mass firing.
Some areas, like healthcare, are able to absorb changes as there is almost an endless demand.
“But I don't think most jobs are like that,” Hinton said.
