Four types of jobs will be safe from the revolution in AI, according to Chinese venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures’ CEO Kai-Fu Lee, who said AI would change the world more than electricity did. The first is “knowledge workers,” which include people like doctors and lawyers, Lee said.
Four types of jobs will be safe from the revolution in AI, according to Chinese venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures’ CEO Kai-Fu Lee, who said AI would change the world more than electricity did. Safe jobs would be firstly in the creative industries, including science, art and writing, secondly in complex and strategic jobs like diplomats and economists, and thirdly covering those requiring empathy, such as a teacher or doctor, while the fourth would be new jobs overseeing the robots and other AI machinery.