Avri Gilad Enrolls in Truck Driving School Amid AI Fears
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Media personality Avri Gilad has started truck driving lessons, explaining it as a way to contribute to reserve duty and address potential driver shortages during emergencies. His decision comes amid his ongoing warnings about artificial intelligence displacing workers. Gilad's co-host, Yair Shariki, humorously linked the move to AI threats and recalled a similar wartime initiative by Major General (res.) Moti Almog.
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- Avri Gilad is learning to drive trucks to contribute to reserve duty and address potential driver shortages.
- Gilad has frequently warned about artificial intelligence causing widespread job losses.
- His co-host Yair Shariki joked about Gilad building a career as AI advances.
- Gilad stated he wants to be useful in emergencies and knows transport drivers are needed.
- Shariki mentioned Major General (res.) Moti Almog who served as a tank driver in wartime.
Media personality Avri Gilad revealed on Channel 12 that he has begun training to drive trucks, a move he explained as a practical step to contribute during potential reserve duty or emergencies. Gilad stated his decision was prompted by concerns over a potential shortage of drivers, particularly in the context of a conflict. He humorously referenced a common saying, "When the Arabs don't drive, who will drive?" and decided to learn himself.
Gilad's co-host, Yair Shariki, quipped that Gilad was building a career as artificial intelligence threatens jobs, a topic Gilad has frequently warned about. Gilad has previously predicted that AI could lead to widespread unemployment within five years, turning people into "slaves."
However, Gilad clarified that his truck driving studies are not a career change but a way to be useful in reserve duty, stating, "I'm not combat, I'm nothing. If there's a war, what's needed? I know transport drivers are needed."
Shariki recalled the story of Major General (res.) Moti Almog, who took on the role of a tank driver during wartime because that was what was most needed at the time, drawing a parallel to Gilad's desire to fill a critical role.
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