Hinton is the guy from the article. He is a big figure in AI research.

For context: he once argued AI could handle complex tasks but not drawing or music. Then when Stable Diffusion appeared, he flipped to "AI is creative." Now he's saying carpentry will be the last job to be automated, so people should learn that.

The pattern is sweeping, premature claims about what AI can or can't do that don't age well. His economic framing is similarly simplified to the point of being either trivial or misleading.

Carpentry is already partially automated. I’ve worked on cutting algorithms to minimise waste. There are a number of startups which will go from a 3D interior design to manufacturing. Think of customised Ikea.