AI Basics: Why AI Is Not a Job Killer

Pivot

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4.3 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Kara and Scott are back with part two of Pivot's special series on the basics of artificial intelligence. How is AI revolutionizing the workplace? And what are the skills workers need to learn to stay ahead? Andrew McAfee, MIT research scientist and co-founder of Workhelix, explains why he doesn't think AI is a job killer, and shares the advice he gives to business leaders about integrating AI into workflows. Follow us on Instagram and Threads at @pivotpodcastofficial. Follow us on TikTok at @pivotpodcast. Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	With an Intel AI PC, AI assistance helps you save time.
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0:12.0	or let AI draft your emails.
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0:22.0	Learn more at Intel.co. UK slash AIPC.
0:27.0	Hi everyone, this is Pivot from New York magazine in the Fox Media
0:36.7	Podcast network I'm Kara Swisher and I'm Scott Galloway and you're listening
0:40.6	to our special series on AI.
0:42.7	AI has changed our personal and professional lives
0:45.1	in many ways with plenty of more changes to come.
0:48.1	Here to talk with us about how AI is impacting work
0:50.7	and what people need to do to stay ahead is Andrew McAfee.
0:54.4	Andrew is a research scientist at MIT and author of The Geek Way.
0:58.2	Welcome Andrew.
0:59.1	Hi Kara, hi Scott, thanks for having me.
1:00.8	So you've been studying AI for over 10 years, you've also co-founded. Thanks for
1:02.8	over 10 years.
1:03.7	You've also co-founded Work Helix, a startup
1:06.8	that helps companies figure out where to deploy
1:08.6	generative AI.
1:09.4	Scott and I talk about it a lot.
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