Sure, but the issue is that employers will try to replace non-replaceable jobs along with the replaceable ones. Eventually employers will figure it out and hire people again for the non-replaceable jobs, but in the meantime, real people with real lives will suffer
The problem is the “race to the bottom”. Sure, some grindy desk jobs can gladly be taken by AI.
What about the jobs that AI does poorly, but when the low cost is taken into account it’s still seen as feasible?
Think of all the horrid DTMF phone menus and barely functioning voice recognition systems. We hated these as customers, colleagues, anyone who had to use them despised them
Cheaper than a receptionist, though.
Now imagine that level of frustration and poor service spread across every industry at every level. We’re talking about a total collapse of productivity across the entire economy. Not only do people lose their jobs, but the work isn’t even getting done to any standard, either.
Sure, I guess we don’t need writers, painters, visual artists, musicians and filmmakers. I mean, what do they do really, enrich our culture and move our souls? Pff, AI can do that easily.
He sadly didn’t forsee how ridiculous levels of production would become the new norm, subsistence would be mainly tied to employment, and all-encompassing ever-present work would become the state religion.
Fully agreed. The main holdup is compensation for people, such as universal income.
Not everyone can throw the towel in on a boring desk job and become a rocket surgeon.
You get paid based on how hard you are to replace. That’s why Cobol (old programing lang) developers make bank while the dude at star bucks makes minimum wage.
Employers aren’t required to pay ai even minimum wage though. I think the fact that ai is shitty isn’t going to be enough to save jobs.
Hot take: jobs that are easily taken by AI shouldn’t exist
Think about it, do we really need hellish desk jobs?
Sure, but the issue is that employers will try to replace non-replaceable jobs along with the replaceable ones. Eventually employers will figure it out and hire people again for the non-replaceable jobs, but in the meantime, real people with real lives will suffer
They will just get another job. At the end of the day there are infinite amounts of jobs
What
There are already AI prompting certifications that are actually useful for some jobs
The problem is the “race to the bottom”. Sure, some grindy desk jobs can gladly be taken by AI.
What about the jobs that AI does poorly, but when the low cost is taken into account it’s still seen as feasible?
Think of all the horrid DTMF phone menus and barely functioning voice recognition systems. We hated these as customers, colleagues, anyone who had to use them despised them
Cheaper than a receptionist, though.
Now imagine that level of frustration and poor service spread across every industry at every level. We’re talking about a total collapse of productivity across the entire economy. Not only do people lose their jobs, but the work isn’t even getting done to any standard, either.
Sure, I guess we don’t need writers, painters, visual artists, musicians and filmmakers. I mean, what do they do really, enrich our culture and move our souls? Pff, AI can do that easily.
That’s just it. A century ago people thought that with the rapid development, we would not have to work anymore. So that didn’t happen.
I’m pretty sure no one thought that
Maybe not “the end of all work”, but pretty close to it:
John Maynard Keynes predicted a 15 hour work week due to the rapid increases in production from emerging technologies.
He sadly didn’t forsee how ridiculous levels of production would become the new norm, subsistence would be mainly tied to employment, and all-encompassing ever-present work would become the state religion.
Fully agreed. The main holdup is compensation for people, such as universal income.
Not everyone can throw the towel in on a boring desk job and become a rocket surgeon.
You get paid based on how hard you are to replace. That’s why Cobol (old programing lang) developers make bank while the dude at star bucks makes minimum wage.
There’s definitely subscription fees and energy costs associated with enterprise level AI usage.