The new age of artificial intelligence, expected transform economy, work and societies were described by former Minister Theodoros Skylakis, speaking on the show Direct The George Eugenides.
Mr. Skylakis has written the book Artificial intelligence: Displacement of work which is released by Kastaniotis publications and describes how Artificial Intelligence has invaded our lives, along with robots, drones and motor vehicles, sparking a – without precedent – revolution. As described in Direct «Human societies are not ready for the progress that is coming», appreciating that general artificial intelligence is only three to ten years away. «What comes is different from any other technological revolution, because now the highest level is replaced, the human brain.», note.
As he said, the professions that will be most affected are knowledge professions, such as lawyers, journalists and tax workers, and warned that the middle class would be under strong pressure. «We'll have a dramatic drop in incomes. They won't disappear, but their turnover will be limited.», he said, predicting that the next stage will be automation and replacement of workers by systems and robots with «unlimited knowledge».
He made special reference to the personal experience that led him to deal in depth with artificial intelligence. As he revealed, his wife's incurable illness was a cause and his attempt to identify available clinical investigations and therapeutic options.
«It was a family tragedy. I had to look for what was in clinical investigations. Today her condition has stabilised, but without these tools I would not have succeeded. It was more than human potential.», reported features. He even argued that with today's artificial intelligence tools «I would have finished researching my wife within a month.».
Mr. Skylakis He warned that artificial intelligence would create «unlimited wealth» and «extreme inequalities», stressing that societies and political systems will need to form a new social contract.
«People give meaning to their lives through work. This piece in the next few years will go away and We should change education to manage the new reality», note.
