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I think most people share your worries. AI sucks and is the worst thing to have happened
Agree with SP1. The problem isn’t AI. The problem is the lack of AI oversight and greed from the governments/corporate users of AI.
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Western Union couriers were worried when their messenger jobs were replaced by the telegram. Telegram transcribers were worried when their jobs were replaced by the telephone. Telephone operators were nervous when their jobs were replaced by automated switching technology.
There will always be new advancements, and I’m optimistic that AI will open up as many or more jobs than it takes the place of — for people who are eager to learn new things and adapt to change.
While I share the optimism of A1, history is littered with examples of technogical disruption increasing inequality leaving the working class living in squalor and fighting for scraps.
An important question to consider is whether people will become operators of AI (as they become operators of machines, typewriters, computers, and algorithms).
If we want to think far enough out, we know that machines are capable of doing any physical task a human can do (though not always cost effective), so humans only have cognitive tasks. Are there any cognitive tasks that AI will be incapable of in 100 years?
For me, the "it's too late" signal is when AI disintermediates human-to-human communication. If people adopt "agents" to manage their schedules, errands, etc., it's just a matter of time before the owners of AI become the owners of everything.
I would say, 1, then you need to be on the forefront of AI. 2, we will have a transition, but let’s think about it, if that happens, there will be literally massive numbers of people in the same boat. We’re going to need an economic solution or we’ll end up in a revolution and I mean literally the shooting kind. The bigger thing I worry about is not the economics, assuming AI destroys the economy and I’ll be honest I’m a data scientist, finished a masters 10 years ago, didn’t start dabbling with LLMs until 2 years ago and immediately realized, these were a different animal. I use them often and am routinely blown away. Yes, I would be fearful of what they are going to do. But the bigger worry I have is that assuming we get an economic system that will work, people need a purpose and people without a purpose find something to do, that something is usually destructive, drugs, alcohol, violence, gambling. The bigger problem is how do we create purpose for everyone?
I've become a less critical thinker some times. I worry about the current K - 12 population and their ability to learn to think critically vs. what LLMs are spitting out. That said I'm hopeful when I see teachers bringing AI into their classrooms and teaching kids what, when, and how ....
Not an unreasonable fear.
When motorsaws were invented, the number of lumberjacks needed for same output declined by 75%. Wages stayed relatively constant in real terms.
If you are a consultant today and want to remain so, make sure you are the one learning new tools faster than the market. Else you will be left behind. Learn common tools like Claude Code and specific tools like Gamma (slides), Skimle (qualitative analysis), Fireflies (meeting notes) etc. and keep constantly learning.
If your company policy holds you back, don’t take a risk by not learning: buy your own personal “burner laptop” and practice with non-work data…
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No companies have implemented AI at the scale and pace required for the AI companies to be solvent. The fact that both OpenAI and Anthropic just raised billions to start their own consulting firms should give some solace