News of the week in plain Finnish | Saturday 29.8.2026

Artificial intelligence and jobs

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Introducing the topic of the week

The topic of the program this time is artificial intelligence and jobs.

There is a lot of discussion about artificial intelligence in Finland and around the world.

An experienced AI researcher warns that AI could take many people’s jobs.

The reason for this is that using artificial intelligence is cheap for companies.

We will now tell you more about how artificial intelligence affects working life.

Cheap artificial intelligence

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Bernhard Schölkopf is a respected researcher and expert in artificial intelligence. Photo: Jouni Immonen / Yle

Bernhard Schölkopf is a German artificial intelligence researcher.

He has been researching artificial intelligence for a long time. Therefore, he is very familiar with artificial intelligence and the technology industry.

Schölkopf is concerned because the new AI models are cheap.

When using AI is cheap, companies want to use it a lot.

Schölkopf warns that companies can easily replace humans with artificial intelligence.

Because of this, many people could lose their jobs.

Technology developed over a long period of time, with new technology making people’s lives easier.

For example, new machinery in factories brought workers better wages and more free time.

Now many experts say the situation is different.

Before, machines only did physical work, but now artificial intelligence also does human mental work.

For example, artificial intelligence can write texts, design images, and create code, or program.

Many people fear that the benefits and money from artificial intelligence will only go to the owners of the companies.

The fear is that the employee will not receive the benefit, but may have to work more than before.

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Machines make people’s physical work easier. Artificial intelligence is different from machines. Artificial intelligence can also replace human thinking. Photo: Minttu Villanen-Itälinna / Yle

Big change

Artificial intelligence is now an effective tool in many jobs.

Many companies have noticed that one employee can do the work of many people when they use artificial intelligence.

Experts insist that decision-makers in society must take note of this major change.

Artificial intelligence researcher Schölkopf says that politicians need to rethink the rules of society.

People need money to live even when artificial intelligence does people’s jobs.

Society must come up with new ways to live and distribute money in the future.

Repetition

The topic of this week’s news was artificial intelligence and jobs.

Let’s repeat the most important things.

Artificial intelligence researcher Bernhard Schölkopf warns that cheap artificial intelligence could lead to mass unemployment.

Artificial intelligence can do human thinking, and that’s why experts are worried about jobs.

Experts are demanding that society’s operating methods and rules need to be redesigned.

This was the news of the week in plain Finnish. See you again, bye!