Silicon Valley sees AI as the solution – for everyone else (observer.co.uk)

Full title: "Silicon Valley sees AI as the solution – for everyone else, it’s the problem"

I don't find the argument that advanced AI will leave 20% of society permanently unemployed particularly compelling

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I don't find the "AI will cause mass unemployment" argument compelling, in fact I see the opposite as being true.

The reason we are talking so much about that now is that at the current level of productivity, we just don't need as many humans to do the work, as companies can use AI as leverage to not hire as many people.

This i feel will be a short lived period where not everyone has adopted AI to the fullest and thus simply having AI gives you leverage to not hire as many people and still stay competitive. The same thing happened with computers writ large, during the early days the folks that used computers had massive leverage over those that did not.

But what happens in 5-10 years once most orgs standardize on that leverage and everyone has it. All of a sudden that advantage AI gave you over others evaporates and you're right back to how things have always been, that is more humans give you more leverage.

I think once AI is broadly adopted and standardized, there will be an insane boom period for workers.

i dont know anyone who wants AI

only use case i see, is ... helping disabled people

> males who come from narrow Stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) backgrounds

I see, so women from narrow Stem backgrounds would totally handle these issues differently, got it.

Rather ironically you spend time outside Silicon Valley it would appear those most at risk of “mass unemployment” are the folks full-press pushing AI.

It’s “cool” and the tech is here to stay, but we appear light years away from anything like what was promised from materializing.

The current hype cycle is clearly barreling toward the “trough of disillusionment” phase of the Gartner hype cycle.

Why didn't you regard it as a promotion or marketing strategy? Actually it is

Funny how these guys never factor construction workers and building contractors into their AI social caste structures.