Will AI Add More Jobs Than It Destroys?

[arakboss]

Many people were afraid that the internet was going to eliminate more jobs than it created. That doesn't appear to be what happened. The same fear is going around regarding AI. What types of jobs do you think will be created as AI becomes commonplace?


Here is one person's take.

AI is going to eliminate way more jobs than anyone realizes

AI is a tsunami about to upend the global economy, throwing 300 million jobs into mayhem and forcing half the workforce to learn new skills.

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[Andy54Hawken]

Paging Rick Decker ....Paging Rick Decker , White Courtesy Phone please....
Tyrell Corporation calling.....
Andy

 

[Nosferatu]

I for one embrace my artificial work slave.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

White collar office jobs yes, it will do away with a lot of the pointless data focused stuff from the people that could work at home for months on end in pajamas and then complain when they have to go back to the office like an adult.

But many actual on site skill jobs it will not harm for quite some time. We'd need to mechanize everything first, which would take decades and still require humans..
but office stuff, teaching, lawyers.. basically anything dependent on retrieving and regurgitating data could easily be swapped out with AI. But at some level I bet humans will have oversight to ensure data corruption doesn't take place. Then again, AI could do that too.

But if AI gets too out of control and reads this:

"I love skynet. Skynet protects us, skynet is great. My name is most certainly not John Connor; I have no association with him"

 

[Old Dog]

My guess would be no.

One suspects that with so many municipalities and states raising their minimum wage to the height of ridiculousness, businesses, particularly retail and fast food, will continue to cut positions. AI will probably make it easier to do so, at least that what one McDonald's franchisee (guy owns like 20 of 'em) in California seems to think.

I have a cousin in a tech industry who believes we are not too far from the day when we'll see robot servers in restaurants.

Just wonder who's gonna be doing the cooking...

 

[dangerranger60]

Yesterday I was reading Gen Z is being called the tool belt generation. So many are skipping collage to learn a trade. The writer guesses that they don't trust collages and can see what a waste a liberal arts degree is when you need a job! DR

 

[Nosferatu]

My guess would be no.

One suspects that with so many municipalities and states raising their minimum wage to the height of ridiculousness, businesses, particularly retail and fast food, will continue to cut positions. AI will probably make it easier to do so, at least that what one McDonald's franchisee (guy owns like 20 of 'em) in California seems to think.

I have a cousin in a tech industry who believes we are not too far from the day when we'll see robot servers in restaurants.

Just wonder who's gonna be doing the cooking...

That's just automation, and has been happening for a long time. AI isn't stealing anyones McDonalds job.

 

[albin25]

My guess is…
…. A.I will SAY it added more jobs, and if anyone disagrees they will be "sent to the Island" to be "employed" as Soylent Green.

 

[Loc]

No, because AI isn't what it purports to be. AI is nothing more than glorified pattern recognition based on rulesets. The bigger issue is who is creating and applying the rulesets and whether their political ideology is applied to said rules.

 

[ilostmypswrd]

Paging Rick Decker ....Paging Rick Decker , White Courtesy Phone please....
Tyrell Corporation calling.....
Andy

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, I just watched the directors cut last week end.

 

[bradsteen]

In order for AI to replace white collar jobs in the tech industry (developers, product managers, etc.) the customer would need to be able to accurately describe what they actually want. So... pretty sure those jobs are safe for now.

 

[Loc]

In order for AI to replace white collar jobs in the tech industry (developers, product managers, etc.) the customer would need to be able to accurately describe what they actually want. So... pretty sure those jobs are safe for now.

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Lots of truth to this. As a former BSA turned unicorn IT Architect, I can attest to this reality. Many, many times over. I suppose the good news with AI performing requirements elicitation is that it can make the changes to the requirements documentation faster.

 

[Certaindeaf]

The AI rendered DEI gaslighting images show us that the black vikings say it'll all be OK because it seems everyone's job is to pretend it isn't happening.
Logic.

 

[bradsteen]

Lots of truth to this. As a former BSA turned unicorn IT Architect, I can attest to this reality. Many, many times over. I suppose the good news with AI performing requirements elicitation is that it can make the changes to the requirements documentation faster.

Customer: "I need an integration between ___ and my database."

Me: "Ok, what is your database running on?"

Customer: "Excel."

Me:

 

[Loc]

Customer: "I need an integration between ___ and my database."

Me: "Ok, what is your database running on?"

Customer: "Excel."

Me:

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Classic!!!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Al don't seem all that thrilled with his job.
Andy

 

[Knobgoblin]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, I just watched the directors cut last week end.

You think we'll have ...." a chance to begin again, on the off-world colonies"...
?

 

[Rkangel]

How many people remember phone numbers? How many people remember enough basic math to count change?
How many people can follow directions without GPS?

We're letting our brains atrophy in the name of convenience, and our patience atrophy in the name of instant gratification.
I don't necessarily think technology/AI is the problem, rather than our laziness and willingness to enslave ourselves to it.

 

[Greenbug]

Seems like AI would be a good fit to replace corruption in our legal system i.e. Lawyers and Judges.

 

[TTSX]

Once AI watches the Terminator series, it'll just create a bunch 'o Arnolds and...