IBM’s CEO doesn’t think AI will replace programmers anytime soon

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says that, despite the Trump Administration’s attacks on globalism, global trade isn’t dead. In fact, he thinks that the U.S.’s key to growth will be embracing an international exchange of goods. “So, I actually am a firm believer — I think it goes all the way back to the economists who studied global trade in the 1800s — and I think their perspective was, every 10% increase in global trade leads to a 1% increase in local GDP,” Krishna said during an on-stage interview at SXSW on Tuesday. “So, if we want to really optimize even for local [growth], you got to have global trade.” Global trade goes hand in hand with allowing overseas talent to flow into the U.S., Krishna said. The Administration and its allies have called for increased restrictions on student and H-1B work visas, which they claim put U.S. citizens at a disadvantage. “We want people to come here and bring their talent with them and apply that talent,” Krishna said. “And we want to develop our own ... Read full article.