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IBM CEO expects AI to replace back office workers (such as human resources)

IBM’s CEO expects A.I. to be so good at back office work that he plans to pause hiring humans for those jobs.
Arvind Krishna’s plan marks one of the largest workforce strategies announced in response to the rapidly advancing technology.

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This is what people were afraid of, but I guess it is really inevitable.
A lot of redundant jobs will be replaced by AI.

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