Behind The Godfather Of AI’s Terrifying Comments Lies A Valid Point About The Future Of Work
The post Behind The Godfather Of AI’s Terrifying Comments Lies A Valid Point About The Future Of Work appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. As AI reshapes the white-collar world, the blue-collar future looks more essential than ever. getty A few weeks ago, Geoffrey Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, went on a podcast and said some mildly terrifying things. Among his more hair-raising points: Intelligent machines could one day decide humans are no longer needed and, um, that’d be that. “If you want to know what life’s like when you’re not the apex intelligence,” Hinton deadpans, “ask a chicken.” Aside from the scare—Hinton’s larger point is that we must put as much effort into preventing bad AI possibilities as we do developing good ones—he offered some interesting thoughts on the future of work, and they’re applicable to our world of manufacturing. A World Of Plumbers… And Manufacturers Hinton was particularly gloomy on the future of desk jobs. He believes that a role like that of the paralegal, for instance, won’t be needed for very long. “For mundane intellectual labor, AI is just going to replace everybody,” Hinton says. There’s one area, however, where he thinks humans are safe. “It’s going to be a long time before it’s as good at physical manipulation as us,” Hinton says. “So, a good bet will be to be a plumber.” That insight is especially resonant for manufacturing. While he uses plumbing as his go-to example, the larger point stands for a variety of roles across the trades, and many in manufacturing. A few to throw in the mix: manufacturing engineer, machinist, quality control technician, process technician, supply chain coordinator. It can’t be overstated the level of demand for these roles right now—there are currently a half a million unfilled manufacturing jobs across the country, and by 2033, we could be short nearly 2 million, according to The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte. And the demand is even…
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As AI reshapes the white-collar world, the blue-collar future looks more essential than ever. getty A few weeks ago, Geoffrey Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, went on a podcast and said some mildly terrifying things. Among his more hair-raising points: Intelligent machines could one day decide humans are no longer needed and, um, that’d be that. “If you want to know what life’s like when you’re not the apex intelligence,” Hinton deadpans, “ask a chicken.” Aside from the scare—Hinton’s larger point is that we must put as much effort into preventing bad AI possibilities as we do developing good ones—he offered some interesting thoughts on the future of work, and they’re applicable to our world of manufacturing. A World Of Plumbers… And Manufacturers Hinton was particularly gloomy on the future of desk jobs. He believes that a role like that of the paralegal, for instance, won’t be needed for very long. “For mundane intellectual labor, AI is just going to replace everybody,” Hinton says. There’s one area, however, where he thinks humans are safe. “It’s going to be a long time before it’s as good at physical manipulation as us,” Hinton says. “So, a good bet will be to be a plumber.” That insight is especially resonant for manufacturing. While he uses plumbing as his go-to example, the larger point stands for a variety of roles across the trades, and many in manufacturing. A few to throw in the mix: manufacturing engineer, machinist, quality control technician, process technician, supply chain coordinator. It can’t be overstated the level of demand for these roles right now—there are currently a half a million unfilled manufacturing jobs across the country, and by 2033, we could be short nearly 2 million, according to The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte. And the demand is even…
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