By Lucas Nolan
Yoshua Bengio, considered one of the “Godfathers of AI,” warns that the threat of job displacement by AI is no longer a distant future but a present reality, with even trade jobs at risk as the technology becomes more sophisticated.
Fortune reports that Yoshua Bengio, a prominent computer science professor at the Université de Montréal and one of the pioneers of AI, has issued a stark warning about the impending job losses due to the rapid advancement of AI technology. Bengio, who spent four decades building the very technology that now threatens to replace human workers, believes that the AI job squeeze is already underway, particularly for those working in “cognitive jobs” that involve using a keyboard.
Speaking on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast, Bengio emphasized that it is only a matter of time before AI becomes capable of performing more and more tasks currently done by people. He noted that unless there is a scientific obstacle preventing AI from becoming smarter, companies are eager to integrate the technology into their workflows, leading to widespread job displacement.
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