Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull, 81, says the smartest AI-era career move is to help build what comes next
Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull explains why he thinks workers should engage with AI, rather than stand on the sidelines.
TL;DR
- Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull advises engaging fully with AI, rather than standing on the sidelines.
- He suggests learning the craft of AI, adding to it, and working with toolmakers and artists to shape its evolution.
- Catmull believes that limitations encountered with AI can point the way to future breakthroughs.
- He draws parallels to the internet's rise, which brought both democratization of information and disinformation.
- Catmull emphasizes the need to engage with developing technology to help form its direction and ensure its usefulness.
- Concerns exist about AI impacting jobs, training replacements, and deskilling workers, but analysts suggest it will more likely change and support roles.
- Major technological shifts, like the rise of computer animation, have historically brought both new possibilities and new problems.