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Topics: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Jobs
Joshua Nair
Topics: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Jobs
A technology expert has shared a worry prediction about the not-too-distant future which could change life as we know it.
Latvian computer scientist Dr Roman Yampolskiy is known for his work on technology and artificial intelligence, having published over 100 papers on the dangers presented by the latter.
He has spoken about how many of us may soon become unemployed as a result of the advancements of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which could come into play as soon as the next five years.
It's worrying to say the least, as AI continues to integrate itself more and more into our everyday lives, as people become more reliant on chat models such as Chat GPT, though this has since made headlines for giving some instructions on 'blowing up a sports venue' following a prompt.
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Dr Yampolskiy was a guest on the latest episode of The Diary of a CEO podcast hosted by Steven Bartlett, where he spoke about the jobs that could remain for humans and what our future looks like alongside the ever-developing technology.
He claimed that Bartlett's profession could soon be obsolete as a result of AI simply being more efficient, accurate, and data-driven when it comes to creating content.
The University of Louisville professor said that the only jobs left may be ones where there is 'no practical reason', adding: "There are jobs where you want a human, maybe you're rich and you want a human accountant for whatever reason."
He also claimed that by 2045, we could surpass 'the singularity'.
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This is the belief that progress becomes so fast, due to AI completing scientific and engineering work so efficiently, that we simply won't be able to keep up anymore.
"That's the definition of singularity, the point beyond which we cannot see, understand, predict, or see the intelligence itself or what is happening in the world," he explained.
Using the example of an iPhone, Dr Yampolskiy said: "If I have an iPhone, I can look forward to a new one coming out next year.
"Imagine now that this process of researching and developing this phone is automated. It happens every six months, every three months, every month, week, day, hour, minute, second.
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"You cannot keep up with 30 iterations of iPhone in one day."
Apparently though, we might already be there as the computer scientist admitted that it's hard for any researcher to keep up with 'state-of-the-art' technology.
He added: "Every day, as a percentage of total knowledge, I get dumber. I may still know more because I keep reading. But as a percentage of overall knowledge, we're all getting dumber."
The professor pointed out that while we adapted and found jobs in the Industrial Revolution, he said that there will no longer be a 'new tool', but just automation.
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"There is not a job which cannot be automated. That's never happened before," he claimed.
"All the inventions we previously had were kind of a tool for doing something."