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Also—every new sufficiently advanced technology has been predicted to do this. If there's one thing humans are good at, it's finding the remaining jobs that com

Also—every new sufficiently advanced technology has been predicted to do this. If there's one thing humans are good at, it's finding the remaining jobs that computers _cannot_ do, and sometimes accelerating the now-obsolete jobs has a positive effect.

imiric 3y ago
Sure, but this has never happened at the scale and speed that it will with AI. We're inventing technology that will be capable of doing every creative, intellectual and physical task better than any human. This will have a far greater impact than when the telephone, car, or even computer were invented. Certain jobs have already been made obsolete practically overnight, and the writing is on the wall for many more. Society needs time to adjust, for new jobs to be created and people to be trained in them. We'll figure it out, but the transition period will be rough for many.
- semiquaver 3y ago
  > Certain jobs have already been made obsolete practically overnight Which jobs are you referring to?
  - mitthrowaway2 3y ago
    Commercial illustrators are the first that come to mind.
    - imiric 3y ago
      I was thinking more in line of audio transcribers and copywriters. Visual art is more subjective, and humans are still highly valued in many cases. But maybe this will change soon as well.
mitthrowaway2 3y ago
> finding the remaining jobs that computers _cannot_ do Until a few years ago, this was "knowledge work". Creativity, empathy, imagination, communication, the work you do using your brain. Automation can replace human hands and muscles, you see, but not our minds. That's why education and upskilling is so important to dealing with the impact of automation on workers. ... Except now it's 2023 and AI has its crosshairs on both our minds and our hands. What else do human workers have to offer?

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Also—every new sufficiently advanced technology has been predicted to do this. If there's one thing humans are good at, it's finding the remaining jobs that com

by schrodinger 3y ago

imiric 3y ago
Sure, but this has never happened at the scale and speed that it will with AI. We're inventing technology that will be capable of doing every creative, intellectual and physical task better than any human. This will have a far greater impact than when the telephone, car, or even computer were invented. Certain jobs have already been made obsolete practically overnight, and the writing is on the wall for many more. Society needs time to adjust, for new jobs to be created and people to be trained in them. We'll figure it out, but the transition period will be rough for many.
- semiquaver 3y ago
  > Certain jobs have already been made obsolete practically overnight Which jobs are you referring to?
  - mitthrowaway2 3y ago
    Commercial illustrators are the first that come to mind.
    - imiric 3y ago
      I was thinking more in line of audio transcribers and copywriters. Visual art is more subjective, and humans are still highly valued in many cases. But maybe this will change soon as well.
mitthrowaway2 3y ago
> finding the remaining jobs that computers _cannot_ do Until a few years ago, this was "knowledge work". Creativity, empathy, imagination, communication, the work you do using your brain. Automation can replace human hands and muscles, you see, but not our minds. That's why education and upskilling is so important to dealing with the impact of automation on workers. ... Except now it's 2023 and AI has its crosshairs on both our minds and our hands. What else do human workers have to offer?