15 of the most powerful CEOs in tech were asked the same question: Will AI replace jobs?

[Daniel Nenni]

They didn't agree:
→ Sam Altman (OpenAI): some jobs vanish, but AI helps people live better
→ Sundar Pichai (Google): AI will eliminate some roles and force everyone to adapt
→ Dario Amodei (Anthropic): half of entry-level white-collar jobs could disappear
→ Jensen Huang (NVIDIA): AI won't take your job — someone using AI will
→ Elon Musk (Tesla/xAI): AI and robots eventually make work optional
→ Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan): prepare before disruption becomes painful
→ Brian Chesky (Airbnb): don't automate the entry-level ladder
→ Marc Benioff (Salesforce): companies still need young talent to grow
→ Satya Nadella (Microsoft): humans stay central where judgment matters

The split is striking. Some see mass replacement. Others see augmentation. But almost all agree on one thing: The people who learn to work with AI will outpace the people who don't.

 

[Daniel Nenni]

I think AI will replace many more jobs than people imagine. Chip design for example. From what I have seen thus far, verification will require half of the people it does today and that is a conservative number. There may not be layoffs but hiring will definitely be stunted for the next year or three.

 

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They didn't agree:
→ Sam Altman (OpenAI): some jobs vanish, but AI helps people live better
→ Sundar Pichai (Google): AI will eliminate some roles and force everyone to adapt
→ Dario Amodei (Anthropic): half of entry-level white-collar jobs could disappear
→ Jensen Huang (NVIDIA): AI won't take your job — someone using AI will
→ Elon Musk (Tesla/xAI): AI and robots eventually make work optional
→ Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan): prepare before disruption becomes painful
→ Brian Chesky (Airbnb): don't automate the entry-level ladder
→ Marc Benioff (Salesforce): companies still need young talent to grow
→ Satya Nadella (Microsoft): humans stay central where judgment matters

The split is striking. Some see mass replacement. Others see augmentation. But almost all agree on one thing: The people who learn to work with AI will outpace the people who don't.

Source?

 

[Daniel Nenni]

Source?

AI of course.

 

[hist78]

AI of course.

Wondering which AI did you use? Thanks.

 

[Daniel Nenni]

Wondering which AI did you use? Thanks.

𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 (𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜)
↳ Jobs will disappear, but AI will help people live better
𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶 (𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲)
↳ AI will eliminate some jobs, evolve others. Adapt fast
𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗶 (𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰)
↳ HALF of entry-level white-collar jobs could vanish
𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 (𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹)
↳ AI won't take your job, but the person using AI will
𝗘𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸 (𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮/𝘅𝗔𝗜)
↳ AI and robots will replace ALL jobs eventually
𝗔𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗮 (𝗜𝗕𝗠)
↳ 30% of back-office roles gone in 5 years
𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗑𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 (𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻)
↳ Reduce headcount but creates demand for new work
𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗸𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶 (𝗞𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮)
↳ AI can already do white-collar jobs. Prepare seriously
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗩𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 (𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮)
↳ AI will do mid-level engineering work soon
𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 (𝗝𝗣𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻)
↳ Society must prepare BEFORE disruption becomes painful
𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘆 (𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗻𝗯)
↳ Don't kill the entry-level ladder, or you lose future leaders
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗳𝗳 (𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲)
↳ Companies still need entry-level builders
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘆𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 (𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁)
↳ Humans stay central for judgment + accountability

15 CEOs Warn AI Will Disrupt Jobs, Adapt or Get Left Behind | Rathnakumar Udayakumar posted on the topic | LinkedIn

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[tooLongInEDA]

I think AI will replace many more jobs than people imagine. Chip design for example. From what I have seen thus far, verification will require half of the people it does today and that is a conservative number. There may not be layoffs but hiring will definitely be stunted for the next year or three.

So that's not actually replacing jobs (in the verification case you cite). It's increasing the productivity of the existing engineers. Exactly what we should be hoping for (with or without AI). And certaily since verification has so often been reported as a major bottleneck in chip design. In reality, the scope of a given job probably changes too as we get better tools and techniques.

I do begin to wonder whether we shouldn't view AI (in our chip design context) more as a new wave of automation in addition to all those we've seen before, rather some something quite so different and unique. Not sure the term AI is really that meaningful or helpful to describe what it's really doing.

 

[Daniel Nenni]

So that's not actually replacing jobs (in the verification case you cite). It's increasing the productivity of the existing engineers. Exactly what we should be hoping for (with or without AI). And certaily since verification has so often been reported as a major bottleneck in chip design. In reality, the scope of a given job probably changes too as we get better tools and techniques.

I do being to wonder whether we shouldn't view AI (in our chip design context) more as a new wave of automation in addition to all those we've seen before, rather some something quite so different and unique. Not sure the term AI is really that meaningful or helpful to describe what it's really doing.

No, it is replacing engineers. The case study I witnessed had a group of 20 DVEs that was going to be expanded to 30 for the next series of chips. With an AI tool the DVE count went down to 10.

 

[Xebec]

No, it is replacing engineers. The case study I witnessed had a group of 20 DVEs that was going to be expanded to 30 for the next series of chips. With an AI tool the DVE count went down to 10.

So that's not actually replacing jobs (in the verification case you cite). It's increasing the productivity of the existing engineers. Exactly what we should be hoping for (with or without AI). And certaily since verification has so often been reported as a major bottleneck in chip design. In reality, the scope of a given job probably changes too as we get better tools and techniques.

I do being to wonder whether we shouldn't view AI (in our chip design context) more as a new wave of automation in addition to all those we've seen before, rather some something quite so different and unique. Not sure the term AI is really that meaningful or helpful to describe what it's really doing.

I guess the question is -- will those "10 missing DVEs" be laid off to create "extra profit" on the chip, or will they be repurposed to another function to improve the performance/marketability of the chip (raise top line revenue).

With computers you needed less bookkeepers, but that meant you could have more marketers and salespeople..

 

[bilau]

I guess the question is -- will those "10 missing DVEs" be laid off to create "extra profit" on the chip, or will they be repurposed to another function to improve the performance/marketability of the chip (raise top line revenue).

With computers you needed less bookkeepers, but that meant you could have more marketers and salespeople..

But what if every company cuts 20%, then there will be a lot of salespeople? Selling to whom?

So, cost will first go down and profit will be up for a while; until sales go down because of 20% unemployment?

 

[MKWVentures]

𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 (𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜)
↳ Jobs will disappear, but AI will help people live better
𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶 (𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲)
↳ AI will eliminate some jobs, evolve others. Adapt fast
𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗶 (𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰)
↳ HALF of entry-level white-collar jobs could vanish
𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 (𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹)
↳ AI won't take your job, but the person using AI will
𝗘𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸 (𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮/𝘅𝗔𝗜)
↳ AI and robots will replace ALL jobs eventually
𝗔𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗮 (𝗜𝗕𝗠)
↳ 30% of back-office roles gone in 5 years
𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗑𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 (𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻)
↳ Reduce headcount but creates demand for new work
𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗸𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶 (𝗞𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮)
↳ AI can already do white-collar jobs. Prepare seriously
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗩𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 (𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮)
↳ AI will do mid-level engineering work soon
𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 (𝗝𝗣𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻)
↳ Society must prepare BEFORE disruption becomes painful
𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘆 (𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗻𝗯)
↳ Don't kill the entry-level ladder, or you lose future leaders
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗳𝗳 (𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲)
↳ Companies still need entry-level builders
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘆𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 (𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁)
↳ Humans stay central for judgment + accountability

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