Amid fears of job losses due to artificial intelligence, previous studies, and research have shown that many specific professions are more susceptible to significant changes in the coming years with reliance on artificial intelligence to do some of the work previously performed by humans, and an American expert predicted that this technology will overthrow"80 percent of jobs" but considered it a "good thing".

 

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Edited by| Paul Mitchel

Technology  section -  CJ journalist

May,7,2023

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   American researcher Ben Goertzel, in an interview with AFP, conducted on the sidelines of the "Web Summit" in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, saw that artificial intelligence may be an alternative to "80 percent of jobs" in the coming years, but considered it a "good thing".

When asked if " we should consider artificial intelligence solutions to replace some jobs as a risk?

"I think that time will exceed 80 percent of the jobs held by humans under the new systems of the type of + Chat GB-te-chat-gpt + expected to be introduced, but I don't see a danger in that, it's a good thing," he said. It's a good thing. People will find better things to do.

It is possible that almost all administrative tasks will be done". "The problem will be in the transition phase when artificial intelligence starts to make time go beyond jobs sequentially, I don't know how we will solve the resulting social problems," he added.

The researcher explained that artificial intelligence technology "can do a lot of good things, like the robotic nurse Grace.

In the United States, many elderly people feel lonely in nursing homes, as receiving food, medical care, and being able to watch TV is not enough to provide them with what they need socially and emotionally. But the adoption of humanoid robots in these centers to answer their questions, listen to their stories, help them contact their children or make online purchases, contributes to improving their lives," he said.

"In this case, there are no job cancellations, as there are not enough applicants to work in the nursing field. Education can also be an important area for human-shaped robots, as well as household chores.

Generative AI technologies threaten the owners of some professions associated with writing texts, such as programmers and translators, while about half of the accounting jobs can be done using this technology faster and more accurately, according to a study by the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

The Brazilian-born researcher caused a stir this week during the" Web Summit "("Web Summit") by showing the robotic nurse Grace designed to take care of the elderly in their nursing homes.

Goertzel is credited with what is known as"general artificial intelligence" (AIG), a key technology with human cognitive capabilities, which is scalable "in a few years".

He is also behind the platform" SingularityNET " (SingularityNET) dedicated to the decentralized and open development of artificial intelligence.

In a related context, Arvind Krishna, CEO of the American technology and computer giant AI, said. P.M. V. told Bloomberg News that artificial intelligence technologies can be used to replace about a third of the functions of Human Resource Management, for example, within 5 years.

The company decided to I.P.IM, which has about 26 thousand employees who do not deal directly with customers, suspended or slowed down the pace of hiring new employees for the positions of accounts and clerks, with some vacant positions continuing without hiring staff for them, according to Krishna.

At the same time, the company will continue to recruit in the field of software development and areas that deal directly with customers.

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