AI will create ‘very valuable jobs’, but study STEM: Google’s Demis Hassabis

Even as artificial intelligence (AI) replaces human jobs, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes the shift to AI will create new, “very valuable” roles.

However, speaking at London’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, on Monday, Hassabis said he would still prioritise STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects if he were a student today. “It’s still important to understand fundamentals” in mathematics, physics, and computer science in order to comprehend how these systems are put together, he said, according to a…