Billionaire investor Mark Cuban: The next AI application to have a big impact may be a "job simulator"

IT House reported on July 25 that according to a report by Business Insider today (25th), technology billionaire and former "Shark Tank" investor Mark Cuban believes that in the past few decades, newcomers in the workplace have mainly relied on actively seeking practical opportunities and learning from colleagues to accumulate experience. This growth path may be completely changed. Cuban posted on X that the next AI application with significant impact may be a "job simulator." "After entering the AI ​​era, the way employees accumulate experience will be completely different from today. They will have fewer opportunities to contact colleagues and learn knowledge and experience within the enterprise, and it was these interactions that formed judgments in the past." Cuban predicts that in the future, employees may be like race car drivers and pilots, first trained in a simulated environment to learn how to deal with various situations in the real workplace. Commercial pilots already complete extensive training in simulators, and racing drivers have increasingly turned to simulators in recent years to practice without having to go to the track every time. "Forsighted companies will let their employees and stakeholders who know the business best work together to design simulators and incorporate all situations that employees may encounter into training to help them prepare in advance. The meaning of onboarding training will be completely rewritten." Thomas Roulay, professor of organizational sociology and leadership at the University of Cambridge, pointed out that many institutions and business schools have already used virtual reality to conduct training on unconscious bias. "Work simulation is not a new concept, but it is likely to become more popular in the future. Occupations that are difficult to be replaced by AI usually require the collaboration of multiple people, the comprehensive use of different skills, and rapid analysis and judgment based on the on-site environment." Rulay took plumbers and electricians as examples, and pointed out that AI can generate various training situations to help people learn. For example, newly qualified lawyers can repeatedly simulate depositions, court trials, and settlement negotiations to familiarize themselves with the process before actually taking on a case. Trainee doctors can also communicate with AI patients, participate in virtual surgeries, and gain experience through simulated emergency scenarios. Cuban believes that if law firms and hospitals can integrate the knowledge and experience of senior colleagues into simulated situations, work