Main points
- Bill Gates believes that programmers and some professions will remain in demand because AI cannot completely replace their skills.
- A Microsoft report identifies 40 professions most at risk of AI replacement, including translators and historians.
Bill Gates named three professions that AI will not replace / Collage of Channel 24, photo Getty Images
Despite the rapid development of artificial intelligence, not all professions will be in danger of extinction. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is convinced that there are at least three areas where humans will remain irreplaceable for a long time to come.
What professions will AI never replace?
Bill Gates says that artificial intelligence is already actively changing the labor market, automating routine processes and helping businesses work faster. At the same time, technology is not yet able to completely replace human experience, intuition and creativity in key areas, writes Lad Вible.
The following professions will remain in demand:
1. Programmers and developers
Although modern algorithms can already write code, this is not enough to create complex systems. Humans are needed to monitor, fix bugs, and develop the AI tools themselves. In fact, programmers control the technology, not the other way around.
2. Biologists
In medicine and science, AI works well with data analysis, but it is not capable of generating fundamentally new ideas. It is people who form hypotheses, conduct research and make breakthrough discoveries. Technology here is only a tool, not an engine.
3. Energy professionals and industry engineers
Energy system management is a complex process that requires experience and quick decisions in critical situations. From traditional energy to “green” – it is currently impossible to fully automate these processes.
What professions will artificial intelligence replace?
In last year's report, Microsoft also outlined the 40 occupations that are “most at risk,” from highest to lowest level of overlap. They are:
- Translators and interpreters (98% overlap);
- Historians (91% overlap);
- Mathematics (91% overlap);
- Correctors (91% overlap);
- Automatic encoders (90 percent overlap);
- Writers and authors (85% overlap);
- Statistical Assistants (85% overlap);
- Sales representatives (84% overlap);
- Technical authors (83% overlap);
- Journalists (81% overlap).
However, Microsoft senior researcher Kieran Tomlinson told the Sky News team that the report explores which categories of jobs could productively use AI chatbots, rather than taking away or replacing jobs.
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