Economists are coming around to the idea that AI really is killing jobs(qz.com)
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Economists are coming around to the idea that AI really is killing jobs
https://qz.com/economists-ai-job-displacement-industrial-revolution-statement-071326
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So, you know not to blindly trust "experts" ... right? Case in point: this is not an unbiased group of economists!
"Anton Korinek, a University of Virginia professor currently embedded with Anthropic, framed the urgency in historical terms: "Steam, electricity, and computers each gave societies decades to adapt; AI may give us only a few years." ..."
"... Industry representation on the signatory list is notable, with Reuters reporting that it includes Sarah Friar, who serves as OpenAI's finance chief, Jeff Dean of Google $GOOGL -1.31% DeepMind, and Jack Clark, one of Anthropic's founding figures."
In other words, these are people from an industry that has a strong financial interest in selling the idea that their products are world-changing. But, if you blindly accept the word of anyone trying to make a buck off you, without thinking critically ... well, OP you really need to contact me offline about this great bridge I have for sale ...
"Anton Korinek, a University of Virginia professor currently embedded with Anthropic, framed the urgency in historical terms: "Steam, electricity, and computers each gave societies decades to adapt; AI may give us only a few years." ..."
"... Industry representation on the signatory list is notable, with Reuters reporting that it includes Sarah Friar, who serves as OpenAI's finance chief, Jeff Dean of Google $GOOGL -1.31% DeepMind, and Jack Clark, one of Anthropic's founding figures."
In other words, these are people from an industry that has a strong financial interest in selling the idea that their products are world-changing. But, if you blindly accept the word of anyone trying to make a buck off you, without thinking critically ... well, OP you really need to contact me offline about this great bridge I have for sale ...
I'm old enough to remember similar talk of the internet destroying jobs. Phone information operators will be out of business because websites can give you better info, faster. Print media would disappear. Travel agents and realtors would be replaced by websites. Some of that happened, but many jobs were created. Web developers, cybersecurity, content creators, and hundreds more jobs that no one dreamed of now exist because of the internet.