“If you have time, use it to learn more about AI”

The arrival of artificial intelligence to our life It is no longer the stuff of science fiction movies. The young people of generation Z are going to have to deal with the different forms of integration of this technology in the world of work. One of the main pieces of advice from millionaire and investor Mark Cuban to generation Z, who are beginning to join the labor marketis understanding that mastering this technology is not an option, it’s a necessity.

Mark Cuban’s advice. Millionaire investor Mark Cuban, co-founder of the video portal Broadcast.com and former owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, assured last year at the SXSW conference that throughout his life he had tried his luck in all kinds of businesses.

However, the millionaire acknowledged that, if he were to become a young man with an entire career ahead of him, he would dedicate all his time to one thing: “If I were 16, 18, 20 or 21 years old from today, I would dedicate every minute of the day to learning about AI. Even while I was sleeping, I would listen to podcasts about AI.”

AI is the future and they must prepare for it. In his speech, Cuban emphasized that AI not only will automate tasksbut will also create new employment opportunities and transform existing industries. So the young people who are now entering the labor market are going to have to deal with AI-based tools or, what is even better, create them.

According to Cuban, the key is not to be afraid of AI, but to embrace it and learn to work with it. This involves acquiring skills in areas such as machine learning, data analysis, and algorithm development. “Those people who dedicated the necessary time will achieve it,” insisted the businessman and investor, whose fortune it is estimated about $6 billion according to Forbes.

Skills beyond AI. The millionaire highlighted that the domain of AI is not limited to computer engineers or data scientists who train AI models. In fact, businessmen consider that those who can combine AI skills with knowledge in other fields, such as marketing, finance or design, will be the more in demand in the future since the main task of generation Z will be to integrate AI into business processes.

The businessman stressed that the jobs of the future They will require some type of AI-related skill. Therefore, investing time and effort in learning about AI is an investment in your professional future.

The next billionaire will be thanks to AI. Since speaking at SXSW last year, Cuban has continued to insist on numerous occasions on the importance of AI. Among other things, has predicted that the first billionaire (“trillionaire” in English) will be thanks to AI and that it could perfectly well be a guy in a basement.

A foundation on which to undertake. Until last year, Cuban was one of the protagonists of the television program Shark Tank from the North American ABC, in which entrepreneurs must captivate investors to put their money into their ideas. That’s why Cuban not only invites young people to learn everything they can about AI to guarantee a good job.

The millionaire assures that knowing how AI works can open new avenues of entrepreneurship for young people and generate new successful companies, in the same way that today’s great technological millionaires did. a decade ago. “AI is never the solution. It is a tool,” Cuban highlighted in his speech during the conference for entrepreneurs.

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A previous version of this topic was published in 2025. We have updated the topic with new statements from Mark Cuban