Mo Gawdat, former chief business officer at Google X, the company’s innovation lab, says AI is likely coming for your role — whether you’re in the C-suite or an entry-level worker.
The idea that artificial intelligence will create jobs is “100% crap,” Gawdat said Monday on the “Diary of a CEO” podcast, using his own AI startup, Emma.love, as an example. He and two other software experts built the app with the help of AI, a project that would have required “350 developers in the past,” he said.
Gawdat has worked in tech for over 30 years. He was in the C-suite at Google X for almost five years tackling major problems facing humanity, like energy, climate change and internet access.
Even the jobs you may think require humans will be eliminated, including video editors, podcasters and executives, said Gawdat. Bill Gates has predicted that doctors and teachers will also be replaced in the coming years.
Those who have the most promising outlook are professionals who are the best at their jobs, said Gawdat, author of “Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World.” But even they won’t be safe forever.
