Will I lose my job to AI?
That’s a legitimate question that has been posed numerous times.
The CEO of Nvidia and other AI experts predicted that coders may be replaced by AI. AI could result in 70 percent fewer workers being needed by Indian IT companies, according to a former CEO of HCL. Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2024, Samik Roy, Executive Director, India & South Asia at Microsoft India, and Vyshak Venugopalan, Director Solution Consulting at Adobe India, painted a more optimistic picture of how AI will affect employment.
AI will make the floor lower to allow for greater entry. It will significantly democratize creativity. Simultaneously, it will raise the bar, elevating professionals to improve work quality and inspiring all of us through education and enablement. This is according to Venugopalan. And that’s exactly what has happened with every other technological revolution that has reached our shores. Over time, it has always enhanced and advanced humanity, he continues.
The Adobe India executive goes on to say that in order to improve lives and careers, AI research and application must begin immediately. In order to advance one’s career and life, it is crucial to start small right now and grasp how this can be applied to oneself. In order to move quickly into the future, it is crucial that you comprehend and accept it, he advises.
That’s what Microsoft India’s Samik Roy says. Additionally, he makes the case that in the AI era, reskilling is a crucial component of the job. According to Roy, “the fear [of losing jobs to AI] is real, but it is about how flexible the job market is; it requires skill development and reskilling.” He continues, “AI has the advantage of greatly reducing the learning curve. Microsoft created the generation AI tool Copilot.. Additionally, the business has made billion-dollar investments in OpenAI, the firm that created ChatGPT, Dall-E, and most recently Sora.
AI becoming smarter than humans
Tech titans like Elon Musk, the CEO of X, and Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, are frequently heard discussing AGI, or artificial general intelligence. A lot of people are sceptical about the potential of AI, primarily due to predictions that it will surpass human intelligence. Musk stated earlier this week that he believes artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass human intelligence by 2029. Should we be afraid of that?
According to Roy, we’ll develop intelligence that will vastly surpass human intelligence, and AI will eventually outsmart us all. However, it’s crucial to remember that these are all instruments and technological advancements meant for human use. We control how you use the tools.He goes on, “They [AI] are not going to overtake us.”