India, June 17 -- The Godfather of AI has said that a simple job, such as a plumber, is among the safest in a future dominated by artificial intelligence. A Nobel Prize winner who earned his nickname for his work on neural networks, Geoffrey Hinton has revealed the risks of mass joblessness in the future, as technology will "get to be better than us at everything."

During an interview on the 'Diary of a CEO' podcast, he said that the takeover will happen eventually, but there are still jobs that are safer than others for now. "I'd say it's going to be a long time before it's as good at physical manipulation. So a good bet would be to be a plumber," he said, according to a report by Business Insider.

Hinton stated that "intellectual" lab...