AI won't take jobs, but those who can use it will: Siemens CEO

'Steam took 60 years to change societies; AI may take 7 to 8,' Busch says Siemens President and CEO Roland Busch speaks in a prerecorded interview at the Nikkei Forum Global Management Dialogue 2026 in Tokyo on Nov. 10. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura) TOKYO -- Artificial intelligence will not replace people, but workers who know how to use the technology will increasingly replace those who do not, said Roland Busch, CEO of German industrial group Siemens, as businesses grapple with how the technology will reshape jobs and the skills they require.