Mark Cuban is back with more career advice in the age of AI.
In a post on X on Wednesday, the billionaire former “Shark Tank” investor listed five things employees should keep in mind before deciding whether to stay with a company or move to another company.
- Is your company growing?
- As an employee, what are you doing and what can you do in the future to further contribute to these benefits/goals?
- Do you have an intellectual disability at work?
- Are you spending as much time as possible learning everything you can about AI?
- Does your CEO understand AI?
Mr. Cuban expanded on the fifth question by saying, “If your CEO doesn’t have any clues, start thinking about other jobs. Your company is going to be in trouble for the next few years.”
He also talked about the importance of being AI literate. He said if a company is growing and employees feel intellectually challenged in their roles, AI can be leveraged to contribute to that growth.
“Companies need as many people like you as possible,” Cuban added. “They have AI-savvy employees, so they’re very likely to outperform their competitors.”
He said AI is not easy to implement and is not a “silver bullet that guarantees success,” but rather a tool that helps “smart people make smarter decisions.”
This isn’t the first time Cuban has given career advice to workers on how to advance with AI.
In December, he said new graduates should choose to work for smaller companies rather than larger companies that don’t need the skills to lead the deployment of AI agents.
And in April, we gave some practical advice on what prompts to give Claude to hone his skills. They included things like, “How can I become an expert in creating agents for small businesses,” “Create a study guide that asks questions,” and “Modify to my level of knowledge.”
But he was also cautious about AI, saying people who use it to cut corners or outsource their thinking won’t fare as well.
“I think we’re now divided into two types of ways to use AI, or two types of people: people who use AI so that they don’t have to learn anything, and people who use AI so that they can learn everything,” Cuban said at the April conference.