Google's top AI scientists have revealed the most important skills people need to remain employed in the future, and that's not coding

Google's top AI scientists share the most important skills people need in the future to stay employed. Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google's Deepmind and 2024 Nobel Prize winner, said the most important skill for the next generation is to “learn how to learn.” Speaking at an ancient Roman theatre near the Acropolis, Hassavis said that the fast pace of AI is making the future extremely difficult. “It's very difficult to predict the future in normal circumstances, like 10 years from now. Today is even more difficult considering how fast AI is changing every week,” he said. “The only thing I can say for sure is that there are huge changes.”

Hassavis, a neuroscientist and former chess genius, said that artificial general information (a machine capable of performing many tasks on a human level) could arrive within 10 years. He said this could bring about a future of great progress and a “radical abundance” despite the risks remaining.

He highlighted the need for “metaskills” including learning and improving approaches to new subjects, along with traditional disciplines such as mathematics, science and humanities. “One thing we definitely know is that you have to learn on a continuous basis…throughout your career,” Hassavis said.

Hassavis co-founded Deep Mind in London in 2010, and was acquired by Google in 2014. He shared the 2024 NOBER Chemistry Award for developing AI systems that accurately predict protein folding, a breakthrough in medicine and drug discovery.

Greek Prime Minister Kiliakos Mitotakis attended the event after discussing the use of AI in government services. Mitsotakis warned that the growth of large-scale high-tech companies could increase global financial inequality. “Unless people see the profits, their personal interests in this (AI) revolution, they tend to be very skeptical,” he said. “And when you look at the indecent wealth they're creating within a very small number of companies, this is an important recipe for social unrest.”

(Source: AP)