Tech leaders have spent the past few years warning workers that AI will threaten every single job, from computer programming and customer service to law and finance. But according to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, the biggest risk to professionals isn’t the technology itself—it’s refusing to evolve alongside it. And in his view, there are two kinds of employees who “will not survive the age of AI.” “The two types of people who will not make the shift to AI are pure people managers and people that are rigid and don’t want to change and evolve,” Chesky said on the Invest Like the Best podcast earlier this year. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei previously warned AI could disrupt half of entry-level white-collar work (although his tune changed this year), and Microsoft’s AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, has offered an even more aggressive timeline, estimating most professional work could be replaced within 12 to 18 months. But Chesky presented a more optimistic view of the future, with the caveat that adapting is key for success. Read more [paywall removed for Redditors]: https://fortune.com/article/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-warns-two-types-of-people-wont-survive-the-ai-era-pure-people-managers-and-workers-who-resist-change/ submitted by /u/fortune
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