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Bill Gates wants to keep some jobs off-limits to AI
"Human-reserved" jobs and a tax on tokens and robots could cushion AI's hit to jobs, Gates tells Axios.
TL;DR
- Bill Gates proposes 'Human Reserved' jobs where AI is intentionally excluded to preserve human employment.
- This concept is compared to nature reserves, protecting specific lands from development.
- Examples of potentially reserved jobs include childcare and jury service, with considerations for education and healthcare where AI could assist humans.
- Human Reserved jobs could be permanent or temporary, helping workers nearing the end of their careers.
- Gates also suggests taxing AI tokens and robots to reduce the economic incentive for automation.
- He acknowledges significant practical challenges in implementing such a system and estimates up to 40% of jobs could initially be reserved for humans.
- Gates remains pessimistic about AI's overall impact on the job market, predicting it will be 'very bad'.