Much has been said about the fact that Artificial Intelligence can replace humans in any work area, but there was no direct warning from a business owner. until it appeared Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM.
In a crude interview granted to the program Fox Business’s The Claman Countdown Krishna expressed the company’s possible plans regarding the use of technology to do the work of humans.
I think that Artificial Intelligence will replace many white-collar administrative jobs, and I hope that for the next five years ”, said the tycoon.
“These roles that are not customer-facing amount to approximately 26,000 workers (at IBM). I could easily see 30% being replaced by AI and automation for a period of five years”, he reiterated.
The end of Krishna, like that of many other hierarchs, is to reduce costs. But he’s also looking for “a growing business with different skillsets.”
So this also allows reskill the workforce, not just reduce it, which is equally important”, stressed the CEO of IBM.
The weight of Artificial Intelligence in the future of work for many
Krishna acknowledges that It is not so easy to replace the work of humans, but it targets a specific group.
“Customer service, coding, business processes, development of Artificial Intelligence itself… the net increase will be positive as long as there is movement from one area to the other, and that is, by the way, the nature of technology over the last 250 years,” the chief said.
“It takes away in some areas, but he does his best in others.”
Between 2022 and 2023, tech giants such as Meta (Facebook matrix) and Twitter, among many other companies, they decided to lay off workers on the grounds of the global economic crisis and the increase in post-pandemic inflation.
And if we now add the improvement of Artificial Intelligence in all its aspects, the picture is grayer for humans.