Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees that “increasing efficiency” from AI will reduce the number of companies.Total corporate workers“The next few years.
Jassy may be the most well-known CEO who says AI is coming for people's work, but he's far from the start.
This is the advice CEOs are offering on how to use AI, and avoid losing your job so that the technological revolution that threatens to reinvent the world of work is not threatened.
Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman: Being exceptional for what you do
“AI is coming for your work,” Micha Kaufman, CEO of Fiverr, one of the world's largest freelance markets, told his team in an email: “AI is here for your work.”
Micha Kaufman, CEO & Founder. Fiver
Whether you're a programmer, designer, product manager, data scientist, or lawyer, “AL is here for you,” he wrote in an email.
“We need to understand that what was once considered a 'easy task' no longer exists. What was considered a “hard task” would be a new easy thing, while what was considered a “impossible task” would be a new hard thing,” he said.
Kaufman continued: “If you don't become an exceptional talent for what you do, being a master, you will face the need for career change in a few months.”
“I'm not talking about your job at Fiverr,” he added. “I'm talking about my ability to stay in your profession in your industry.”
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: Competition is between people who can and cannot use AI.
“All jobs will be affected and soon. There is no doubt. You will not lose your job to AI, but you will lose your job to those who use AI,” Jensen Huang, CEO of chipmaker Nvidia, told Milken Institute's global conference in May.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Anne Wang/Reuters
“It used to be human-coded software running on a CPU. It's now machine learning software running on a GPU,” Huang said in the Hill and Valley Forum in April.
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But he added, “Every layer, its tools, its compiler, its methodology, how to collect data, how to use AI, how to use AI, use AI to use AI, keep AI safe, all that technology is now invented and it's creating a ton of work.”
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn: Responding to AI with curiosity, not fear
“We don't know exactly what happens with AI, but we know that it's going to fundamentally change the way we work. We need to go beyond that.”
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn said that AI will help speed up language integration into apps. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
He responded to backlash against his previous comments about his enthusiastic acceptance of AI.
“AI creates uncertainty for all of us, and we can respond with fear and curiosity,” wrote the CEO of the Language App. “I've always encouraged teams to adopt new technology (that's why it was built for mobile instead of desktop), and I take the same approach as AI.”
He added: “I don't see AI as replacing employee jobs (it actually continues to hire at the same speed as before).
Marvin Ellison, CEO of Lowe: “Stay near the cash register”
Lowe CEO Marvin Ellison said his advice was “to get as close to the register as possible.”
Marvin Ellison, the boss of Lowe. David Swanson/Reuters
“When young people come to me and they want to work in a corporate office, here's my advice to them: Get as close to the register as possible,” Ellison told DC's Business Roundtable Forum this month.
“Living close to customers, because there are always employment opportunities to grow,” he added.
He also said, “AI is not going to secure holes in your roof.”
“We will not respond to electrical problems in your home, we will not prevent the water heater from leaking,” he said.
LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman: Showing AI skills to employers
“You're Generation AI,” LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman said in a video answering questions from university students about how to navigate job hunting.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman prompts AI tools every day. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images
“Because you're AI native, bringing the fact that you have AI in your toolset is one of the things that makes you very attractive,” he added.
Hoffman said the impact of AI on work is “justified concern,” but added that students can try to use it to their advantage.
“On this side, we're changing the confusion for workspaces, entry-level jobs, and employers,” he said. “But on this side we can show unique features.”
“In an environment where there are a lot of seniors, you might be able to help them,” he added.
Lattice CEO Sarah Franklin: Boss should give workers AI and do their job without feeling wet
Lattice boss Sarah Franklin told Business Insider that corporate leaders should focus on how AI can help efficiency.
Sarah Franklin, CEO of Lattice. Business Wire via Associated Press
The CEO of the HR Software Company said it includes using AI to provide employees with a “superpower to where they feel like they're stepping into an Iron Man suit,” and it includes accomplishing what's needed for the job without feeling wet.
She said it might be included Give each employee using AI In the company, an executive assistant or coach.
