Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra, who shared a startup founder’s post on artificial intelligence (AI), said people should realize what a new technology is and then be scared to death of its global impact.
The 37-year-old film star shared a detailed analysis of AI by AI startup founder Matt Shumer in a recent social media post on social media platform X.
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“Something we (all?) knew but couldn’t describe well. This article does it. It should scare you. It. The Core,” Parineeti Chopra said in her post.
Parineeti Chopra’s post comes at a time when people around the world are buzzing about whether AI is ready to replace jobs and how it will change the future of humanity as companies strengthen their AI infrastructure.
Who is Matt Shumer?
Matt Shumer is the co-founder and CEO of OthersideAI, an applied AI firm providing advanced auto-completion tools powered by large-scale AI systems like GPT-3.
With nearly a decade of experience working with artificial intelligence and technology, Shumer shared on February 10 a detailed analysis of his perspective on artificial intelligence, how it’s set to take jobs away from humans, and what they should do to take advantage of it in the modern world.
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How is AI taking over jobs?
In his example post, Matt Shumer said jobs like legal work, financial analysis, writing and content, software engineering, medical analysis, and customer service are among the many where AI can have a big impact.
However, he also said that if one’s work is not mentioned above, then it does not mean that one’s work is safe from AI. “Almost all knowledge work is affected,” he said.
Citing Dario Amodei, who is said to be the most security-focused CEO in the AI industry, the founder said that AI is set to eliminate 50% of basic white-collar jobs in the next one to five years.
He explained how this move differs from the previous technological wave of “automation” because AI is not replacing just one specific skill, but becoming a “general replacement” for cognitive work.
“AI doesn’t replace one particular skill. It’s a general replacement for cognitive work. It gets better at everything at the same time. When factories become automated, a displaced worker might retrain to be an office worker. When the Internet disrupted retail, workers moved into logistics or services. But AI doesn’t leave a comfortable niche to move into. Whatever you retrain for, it gets better at it,” Matt Shumer said in his detailed contribution.
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The founder of the AI startup also said that if a job can be done by a computer, then it is not safe from AI in the medium term.
“If your work is on a screen (if the core of what you do is reading, writing, analyzing, making decisions, communicating via keyboard), then AI is coming in for a significant part of it. The timeline is not ‘once’.” It’s already started,” Shumer said.
He also said that robots will eventually do “physical work” as well, although they’re not there yet, but AI conditions have a way of getting “here” faster than anyone expects.
6 key things that challenge the takeover of AI
1. Use AI for benefits: The founder also advised that people should start using AI seriously and not just as a search engine if they want to stay up to date with the latest times and technology.
2. Don’t ask quickly: People shouldn’t just ask their AI search engines quick questions; they should use it as a tool and push it into their actual workflow.
“Don’t just ask quick questions. That’s the mistake most people make. They treat it like Google and then wonder what the fuss is all about. Push it into your real work instead,” he said.
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3. Don’t assume: People using AI shouldn’t assume that the technology can’t do something just because it’s too heavy. As an example, the founder of the startup said that if a person is a lawyer, instead of just using a tool for quick research questions, he will ask the search engine to develop a counter proposal using his skills.
4. The most important year of your career: Matt Shumer said that there is a short window where people can work to take advantage of the possibilities of AI because most people in companies are ignoring it. So someone who can use AI to achieve better results won’t be “the most valuable person in the room”.
5. No Ego: The people who dismiss AI and call it a “fad” because it diminishes their expertise are the ones who assume that their field is special and immune to technology taking over. Therefore, it is better not to assume the same and understand without ego what is at stake.
6. Lean on what is hardest to replace: The founder emphasized that some things will take longer for AI to displace, such as relationships and trust in certain jobs that take years to build, or roles that require a physical presence with licensed responsibilities, among others where AI adoption will be slowed by compliance responsibilities.
“None of these are permanent shields. But they buy time. And time is the most valuable thing you can have right now if you’re using it to adapt, not to pretend it’s not happening,” Matt Shumer said.