LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman's message was similar to the one conveyed by Replit CEO last week. Amjad Masad had argued that learning to code is now pointless as AI rapidly progresses towards full automation of coding tasks.
Reid Hoffman’s stance has stirred criticism online, especially in the post-pandemic era, where workplace wellness and employee mental health have become central to corporate conversations. However, the Silicon Valley veteran remains unapologetic. “The people that think that's toxic don’t understand the start-up game, and they’re just wrong,” he asserted.
Satya Nadella also stressed on the need for industry leaders to develop soft skills to better manage their employees in a changing environment. 'We have this paradox on how you can see these things in two different ways. And the only way around it to me is you have got to use data. Dogma is not going to help,' he said.
Reid Hoffman envisioned a future where the typical worker is no longer employed in the traditional sense but participates in the gig economy. This model would involve working with various companies across multiple sectors on a contractual basis.
Reid Hoffman’s AI-generated version also caught the attention of Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma. In the clip, the LinkedIn co-founder was seen giving an interview to Bloomberg Originals host Emily Chang.
Gates said it would disappoint him if Microsoft were not in the running
Hundreds of conversations between Elon Musk and people like Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, podcaster Joe Rogan, among others, unpack how the Twitter deal soured and more
Twitter and Elon Musk are presently locked in a legal battle over his attempts to back out of a $44 billion acquisition deal.
Bangalore is the sixth global location for EF after London, Berlin, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong
The effort announced on Friday, called OpenAI, joins significant investments from companies such as Alphabet Inc's Google, Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc, which have used artificial intelligence to sharpen their businesses with services such as facial recognition or language processing.
LinkedIn Corp debuted as a publicly traded company on Thursday, rocketing beyond the USD 45 opening price to close at USD 94.25. At one point, it hit USD 121.97.
LinkedIn Corp, which runs a social network for professionals, said the pricing of its initial public offering was increased by 30%, as investors clamour to ride the social networking wave.