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Does Mike Rowe have some particular expertise in AI that would make his opinion more valuable than the thousands of other commentators saying it will ruin and/o

by eli 3y ago

Does Mike Rowe have some particular expertise in AI that would make his opinion more valuable than the thousands of other commentators saying it will ruin and/or save the world?

Eddy_Viscosity2 3y ago
He's now the 'safety third' guy; i.e. he's gone full shill.
- nradov 3y ago
  Have you actually read his description of "safety third"? He doesn't appear to be shilling for anyone. Rather the opposite. https://mikerowe.com/2022/03/the-origin-of-safety-third/ https://mikerowe.com/2022/03/the-origin-of-safety-third/
  - sdfkgnjubui 3y ago
    That post is literally him shilling his merchandise. >What to do then, in the face of such charlatans and double-dealers? What to do when Gavin Newsom tells me that masks must be worn for my own good, but refuses to wear one himself? That was question that led me to put “Safety Third” on cloth masks and start selling them to raise money for work ethic scholarships. I sold the masks with complete transparency. I told people I didn’t personally believe that a cloth mask would do anything to prevent the spread of an airborne virus, even if my governor did. I told everyone my Safety Third mask would keep you in compliance – but NOT out of danger. “This is a mask,” I wrote, “for anyone who wants to follow the rules, without being confused with those rule-followers who support mandates, or hypocritical politicians, or the elevation of safety above all else.” So glad we have TV promoters to save us from the big bad doctors. He's Gwyneth Paltrow for plumbers.
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the_only_law 3y ago
Doesn’t he make his money opining about how great blue collar jobs are and how “the kids these day” don’t want to do it. I’m not exactly surprised by his statement here.
ericskiff 3y ago
It's a particularly interesting contradiction for Mike Rowe, who has lamented the loss of skilled blue collar workers who can do the "dirty jobs", which robots certainly have not replaced yet. Automation has made an impact on manufacturing, and will continue to, and AI will have an impact on knowledge work, but thus far technological leaps have lead to increased productivity rather than increased unemployment, although the changes in industries may cause displacements in the labor force. It seems logical to expect that this may play out similarly.

by eli 3y ago

Does Mike Rowe have some particular expertise in AI that would make his opinion more valuable than the thousands of other commentators saying it will ruin and/or save the world?

Eddy_Viscosity2 3y ago

He's now the 'safety third' guy; i.e. he's gone full shill.

nradov 3y ago
Have you actually read his description of "safety third"? He doesn't appear to be shilling for anyone. Rather the opposite. https://mikerowe.com/2022/03/the-origin-of-safety-third/ https://mikerowe.com/2022/03/the-origin-of-safety-third/
- sdfkgnjubui 3y ago
  That post is literally him shilling his merchandise. >What to do then, in the face of such charlatans and double-dealers? What to do when Gavin Newsom tells me that masks must be worn for my own good, but refuses to wear one himself? That was question that led me to put “Safety Third” on cloth masks and start selling them to raise money for work ethic scholarships. I sold the masks with complete transparency. I told people I didn’t personally believe that a cloth mask would do anything to prevent the spread of an airborne virus, even if my governor did. I told everyone my Safety Third mask would keep you in compliance – but NOT out of danger. “This is a mask,” I wrote, “for anyone who wants to follow the rules, without being confused with those rule-followers who support mandates, or hypocritical politicians, or the elevation of safety above all else.” So glad we have TV promoters to save us from the big bad doctors. He's Gwyneth Paltrow for plumbers.

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the_only_law 3y ago

Doesn’t he make his money opining about how great blue collar jobs are and how “the kids these day” don’t want to do it. I’m not exactly surprised by his statement here.

ericskiff 3y ago

It's a particularly interesting contradiction for Mike Rowe, who has lamented the loss of skilled blue collar workers who can do the "dirty jobs", which robots certainly have not replaced yet. Automation has made an impact on manufacturing, and will continue to, and AI will have an impact on knowledge work, but thus far technological leaps have lead to increased productivity rather than increased unemployment, although the changes in industries may cause displacements in the labor force. It seems logical to expect that this may play out similarly.