AI poses biggest threat to these two professions, according to prominent SF tech investor

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Artificial intelligence is already replacing human workers, and there are two fields in particular that should be wary of the technology, according to a prominent tech investor. As reported by Business Insider, Victor Lazarte, a general partner at Benchmark, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, spoke about AI during an appearance on the “Twenty Minute VC” podcast.

“Big companies talk about, like ‘AI isn’t replacing people, it’s augmenting them,'” Lazarte reportedly said on the podcast. “This is bulls**t. It’s fully replacing people.”

According to Lazarte, there are two professions in particular that should be especially worried about the rise of AI. Speaking to the podcast, Lazarte said lawyers and human resources workers should be particularly wary of being replaced by AI.

Lazarte advises law school students to think about things they can do three years from now that AI won’t be able to do.

“There’s not going to be that many things,” Lazarte said.

Lazarte also told the podcast that AI could be better than people at interviewing job candidates and lead to a more efficient hiring process for companies.

It’s worth noting that Benchmark, Lazarte’s firm, which in the past has backed major plays like Uber, WeWork, and Asana, has heavily invested in AI startups like Decart and Mercor.