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AI is not a binary event. Technological progress gradually removes the need for labor. Consider simple unsexy things such as automatic cashiers at supermarkets,
by TelmoMenezes 8y ago
AI is not a binary event. Technological progress gradually removes the need for labor. Consider simple unsexy things such as automatic cashiers at supermarkets, McDonald's, etc. How many jobs have they made redundant? And do you know that "computer" used to be a profession? Do you know that the majority of blue collar work in 2018 will be made redundant by self-driving vehicles? And so on.
You say I am overestimating technological progress. Ok, then explain to me why work hours are increasing. They should at the very least be staying the same right?
- toomuchtodo 8y agoWork hours are increasing because of the decline in unions, and along with it, worker bargaining power.
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoThey are not: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/work-hours-per-week?country=BEL+FRA+ITA+CHE+USA https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/work-hours-per-week?count...
- toomuchtodo 8y agoThey are for the US, while they're declining for the EU countries you selected (which your graph shows).