The ‘godfather of AI’ says the AI jobs wipeout is just beginning

From Quartz.

In a CNN State of the Union interview, renowned computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton warned that artificial intelligence is already replacing workers and could accelerate sharply in 2026, allowing machines to displace many more jobs across industries beyond call centers.


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