Bill Gates warns AI could replace office jobs and physical work too
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, said in remarks reported by The Observer that office work and human physical labor skills are at risk from artificial intelligence. According to Gates, companies' "incentive structure", aimed at increasing profits, leads them to "hire the robot, fire the human and forget about it". He warned that physical work, such as construction or factories, could also be affected as humanoid robots become more common, and that governments will need to respond to mass unemployment with education and reskilling.
In 40 seconds
- Gates says office work and human physical skills could be replaced by AI
- He attributes the risk to companies' incentive structure: "hire the robot, fire the human"
- With humanoid robots, he also sees physical jobs such as construction or factories at risk
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