Mark Cuban predicts AI job simulators will replace traditional onboarding

Tech billionaire Mark Cuban has shared a bold prediction for the future of employment: as artificial intelligence (AI) changes traditional office workflows, companies will train incoming employees using immersive “job simulators.” In a post on X on Thursday, former Shark Tank investor argued that traditional workplace onboarding, where junior employees gain judgment and domain knowledge by working with coworkers and hands-on experience, will soon be a thing of the past.‘Training office workers like pilots and drivers’To bridge the growing gap between entry-level hires and real-world experience, Cuban expects the “next great AI application” to be high-tech workplace simulation software. He compared the upcoming shift in corporate training to long-standing practices in aviation and motorsport.Commercial pilots routinely spend hundreds of hours in flight simulators to learn emergency protocols and flight mechanics safely on the ground.