Building a career has long depended on accumulating hands-on experience and insights from colleagues, yet Mark Cuban expects this process to undergo major changes.

The billionaire entrepreneur and former Shark Tank investor stated in an X post that the next major AI use case will center on job simulators.

He explained that gaining workplace knowledge in an AI-dominated era will differ greatly from present-day approaches.

Staff members will encounter fewer direct interactions inside organizations, reducing the traditional avenues for developing judgment and expertise.

Cuban foresees future employees training through simulations, much like pilots and race car drivers who rehearse real-world situations in controlled environments.

Pilots complete many hours in simulators as part of their preparation, and race car drivers increasingly rely on virtual tools rather than track time alone.

Forward-thinking companies will task their most knowledgeable team members with designing simulators that cover every conceivable workplace scenario, he said.

This development will redefine what onboarding means for new hires, Cuban added.

A newly licensed attorney could practice through simulated depositions, hearings, and settlement talks to build practical readiness.

Medical trainees might engage with AI patients, conduct virtual procedures, and respond to simulated emergencies before facing actual cases.

If created using the domain expertise of experienced colleagues at law firms and hospitals, such simulators could deliver realistic and effective preparation.

Cuban has noted repeatedly this week that AI will reshape many fields but cannot match human abilities in reading social dynamics or applying emotional intelligence.

Combining AI productivity tools with human judgment and real-time decision making will deliver the strongest results, he wrote.