Thomas Anglero and Richard Qwest discuss whether AI will eliminate jobs, using IBM Watson as an example of how AI ingests knowledge rapidly. They argue the real question isn't whether you'll lose your job, but how you change when augmented with that knowledge.
Are you worried about losing your job? You are, but the rest of you aren't. That's the excitement. I just don't get it. I don't get— Really? I don't get why everybody's worried about losing their job. Oh, come on. No, I'm telling you. Oh no, no, no. A massive shift has happened. Today, AI, you're able to take all the knowledge of a CNN reporter and in a few seconds— today, the top-level AI like IBM Watson is able to read 10 million pages in one second. If you're worried about disruption, you're worried about your job, you worry about losing your job, for the first time in history you could take all the knowledge of the smartest people in the world, have it available to you. Who are you now if you have access to all this knowledge, all the knowledge and experience you have together? Who are you now that one second later when you have all that knowledge and all of the experience you have, who are you now? Are you worried about losing your job?
IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer presentation to Ullern HIgh School / Thomas Anglero
