The risk of job loss linked to artificial intelligence, feared by many, is not a falsification of reality. At least not for IBM. The American IT giant has decided to freeze hiring in the coming years in those roles where theartificial intelligence can replace man. This was announced by the CEO of IBM, Arvind Krishna, who explained - as reported by Bloomberg - that hiring for back-office functions, for example in human resources, will be suspended or slowed down.
IBM's strategy could serve as a model for large corporations. This is the first big company to change its recruitment plans pending further developments in generative artificial intelligence.
Meanwhile Geoffrey Hinton, considered the "godfather of artificial intelligence" has left his role at Google to be able to speak freely about the risks of technology. “I left so I could talk about his dangers,” she said in a tweet after the New York Times broke the news yesterday. Tesla's patron, Elon Musk, also had warned about the potential risks of the AI.
IBM suspends hiring: here's why
Ad Krishna declared a Bloomberg that the cuts will mostly impact non-customer-facing roles, such as HR, a division that employs around 26.000 workers.
“I could easily see 30% of these replaced by AI and automation over five years,” Krishna continued, a figure that represents approximately 7.800 jobs. But the people who currently fill these roles will not be fired, a company spokesman said, simply that once these roles are vacated they will not be filled.
Bloomberg previously reported that the company announced job cuts earlier this year amounting to 1,5% of its workforce.
In recent months, with the exponential expansion of AI capabilities like ChatGPT, experts have warned of potential impacts on the job market. The technology, media and legal sectors are among those most likely to be impacted.
