As per LinkedIn Bio, IBM Chief Human Resources Officer, Nickle LaMoreaux in an interview with Money Control said that AI will be replacing very few Jobs.
The statement follows when Earlier in May 2023, IBM was planning to freeze the hiring for certain positions that AI can do. The company expects that nearly 7,800 jobs could be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI).
IBM, Chief Executive Officer, Arvind Krishna has specified that hiring specifically in back-office functions such as human resources will be suspended or slowed. The company expects that 30% of non-customer-facing roles could be replaced by AI and automation in five years.
However, Nickle LaMoreaux, Human Resources Chief explained that the company employs nearly 300,000 employees, and over 7000 jobs being replaced by AI make up only 2 percent of jobs being replaced by AI.
In the interview, she explained, “I think there are very few jobs that are going to be completely replaced by AI; very few jobs. I also believe that there are going to be very few jobs that will be totally brand new.”
“From an HR perspective, I worry that all of the media on this is getting it completely wrong,” she said.
She further explained, “The bigger challenge for all of us is the 96% of jobs in the middle that are going to change.”
However, Different companies have different stands on Generative AI replacing humans over jobs.
Tech Mahindra’s CP Gurnani said that AI can create more jobs than it can eliminate.
Tech Mahindra’s CEO CP Gurnani said, “The use cases of Generative AI are still being defined, which means that it has the potential to create more job opportunities in the future.”
“Undoubtedly, the possibilities are just opening, and there is more to come,” CP Gurnani added.
He also urged young engineers to adapt to the changing world and invest more time in independently learning new skills.
“AI did not take away jobs, it created jobs,” he said.
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