It might ultimately be good for our economy, and be bad for certain workers. Economists are always harping on about how disruptions are temporary, how 'good jo

It might ultimately be good for our economy, and be bad for certain workers. Economists are always harping on about how disruptions are temporary, how 'good jobs' will replace 'bad' ones. What they don't say is those disruptions can be permanent and dire for those disrupted. There are many rust belt towns that are a hollow husk of the places they once were due to the loss of good paying factory jobs. A lot of those people never found 'good' jobs ever again. Same thing happened in the south with NAFTA. Apparently our economists are all to happy to leave people to rot if it means we can increase gdp a few more percent. I'm not saying that we should resist automation or ai, I'm saying given our history it's pretty plain to see that we suck at protecting and helping those harmed by it.