IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Plans to Replace 7,800 Workers with Artificial Intelligence

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Published on 08/05/2023 at 10:40

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Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, Plans to Replace 7,800 Employees with Robots Using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Arvind Krishna, the CEO of International Business Machines (IBM), a company that operates in the information technology sector, stated that the company intends to halt hiring new employees for jobs that could be performed by AI (Artificial Intelligence). The executive of the multinational plans to replace current employees in non-customer-facing roles.

IBM Plans to Replace 7,800 Jobs with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

This statement was made in an interview granted to Bloomberg. Arvind Krishna believes that 30% of the multinational’s workforce could be replaced by Artificial Intelligence and automation over the next five years.

The estimate by IBM is to replace 7,800 jobs of human employees with AI that can automate certain tasks, including in the human resources sector. The executive did not provide details on whether he plans to implement layoffs; however, he stated that some positions will not be filled when they become vacant.

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Will Artificial Intelligence Change the Labor Market?

The announcement of the replacement of workers with IBM robots is another bombshell in the AI sector, which is seen as a villain in various labor sectors. There is a real fear of rising unemployment globally due to the arrival of AIs in tasks performed by humans, as highlighted by the “godfather of AI” in his resignation from Google. Tasks related to content creation or daily activities could be executed, at least to some extent, by intelligent chatbots like ChatGPT.

Some social sectors are apprehensive about this possibility; however, until now, no company has made its plans to replace workers with AIs as clear as IBM did, under the leadership of Arvind Krishna. It is worth noting that BuzzFeed ended its news division after incorporating content production by Artificial Intelligence in place of journalists.

The IBM experiment could leave a mark on the market. If successful, there is a chance for further advances in the technology sector. If it fails, there may be more caution from business owners in dealing with human resources in their companies.

Understand What Can Be Considered Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a field of Computer Science that creates algorithms and systems capable of performing tasks with large datasets. Applications include machine learning, facial recognition, data mining, image diagnostics, language models like ChatGPT, and image generators like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney.

Artificial Intelligence enables machines to learn from experiences, adjust to new data inputs, and perform tasks like humans. Many of the AI examples currently discussed rely on deep learning and natural language processing.

With these technologies, computers can be trained to perform specific tasks by processing large amounts of data and recognizing patterns within that data.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Plans to Replace 7,800 Workers with Artificial Intelligence

Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, Plans to Replace 7,800 Employees with Robots Using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

IBM Plans to Replace 7,800 Jobs with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Will Artificial Intelligence Change the Labor Market?

Understand What Can Be Considered Artificial Intelligence

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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Plans to Replace 7,800 Workers with Artificial Intelligence

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