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Key Takeaways Former Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban says AI will change how employees onboard to a new job.
He wrote in a recent X post that he predicts the “next great AI application” will be a “job simulator” that replaces traditional onboarding processes.
These simulators would walk new hires through a wide range of realistic scenarios, from routine tasks to high-stakes decisions.
An important part of the employee onboarding experience has historically been learning from coworkers and building relationships with them. Now billionaire and former Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban says AI will change that dynamic.
Cuban wrote in a recent X post that he predicts the “next great AI application” will be a “job simulator” that replaces traditional onboarding processes. According to Cuban, in the future, employees and stakeholders will build the most valuable AI training tools in-house. They will have deep domain knowledge and encode their judgment and experience into AI-powered “job simulators.”
These simulators would walk new hires and existing staff through a wide range of realistic scenarios, from routine tasks to high-stakes decisions. They would give employees repeated, risk-free practice before they encounter these situations on the job.
“How employees gain experience in a future AI world is going to be far different from today,” Cuban wrote. “Employees won’t have as many touch points in the company to gain knowledge and experience from. That’s where judgement has historically come from.”
The next great AI application, driven by open source, or open weights, will be a job simulator.
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