This AI company CEO has some 'bad news' for Indian coders - ET CIO
2023-07-19
ETCIO.com
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Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque predicts that most outsourced coders in India, especially up to level three programmers, will lose their jobs within two years as AI enables software development with fewer people. He attributes the risk to weaker labor protections in India compared to countries like France.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article involves an AI system (Stable Diffusion and related AI technologies) and its use in software development that could plausibly lead to significant job displacement, which is a form of economic and social harm. However, no actual job losses or harm have yet occurred as described in the article; it is a forecast or warning about potential future harm. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Hazard rather than an AI Incident or Complementary Information.[AI generated]