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I supposed it could be argued that the proliferation of the internet lead to a massive increase in job growth. AI, on the other hand, is seeming to (promise, a
by UncleEntity 1y ago
I supposed it could be argued that the proliferation of the internet lead to a massive increase in job growth.
AI, on the other hand, is seeming to (promise, at least) lead to the polar opposite.
- amanaplanacanal 1y agoComputers originally felt like they were going to obsolete a lot of jobs too. The Internet is just really good at delivering entertainment to people. Maybe the same thing will happen with AI.
- mystified5016 1y agoThis is the explicit and intentional promise of AI. There is no subtlety here.
- spwa4 1y agoAre you sure it isn't reversed? The economic conditions are such that jobs are being destroyed and AI is used as an excuse, almost a scapegoat, to fire people.
- 123yawaworht456 1y agoso?
- asdf6969 1y agoso most people expect to lose more from AI than they will gain. No amount of AI is going to make up for downward mobility and lost income
- munksbeer 1y agoCapital needs consumers, so the model will adjust to ensure that consumers can afford to pay for what they consume, or the whole thing implodes (including capital). I can't see more productivity making us all poorer, it doesn't make sense. The world has been growing richer every decade.