Business leaders shouldn't "BS" employees about the impact of AI on jobs, according to one tech billionaire, who says they should be transparent and honest.

  • Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of World Wide Technology, told CNBC that people are “too smart” to accept artificial intelligence won’t alter their work environment.

  • Business leaders shouldn’t “BS” employees about the impact of AI on jobs, Kavanaugh said, adding that they should be as transparent and honest as possible.

  • Kavanaugh, who has a net worth of $7 billion, stressed that overall he’s an optimist when it comes to AI and its ability to improve productivity.

  • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Every one of them raised the floor very quickly. The increase in travel made way better quality of life available to way more people. But this isn’t the Middle Ages. You don’t need to enslave yourself to someone for a decade before you can get a new job.

    LLMs can’t do anything. “AI” will eventually replace jobs, but LLMs (the current “AI” everyone is spending through the nose on) can’t actually do anything.

    Self driving will be a great thing that saves lives exactly as quickly as it’s implemented. It’s not really connected at all to the current “AI” LLM bubble, though, because again, LLMs don’t work.