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Re: CEOs who think AI replaces their employees are just bad CEOs

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A custom-built AI would be pretty good at replacing a CEO. Think of all the things a company could do if they reduced overhead by that much?

You don't need custom built anything, ChatGPT could generate corporate initiatives and PR statements all day and no one would notice.

Re: CEOs who think AI replaces their employees are just bad CEOs

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A common misconception about AI is that it is intended to fully replace humans, which is incorrect. The purpose of AI is to reduce the need for human labor, and it has already been doing so. For example—though this is not an exact figure—a task that previously required 15 people might now only need 10. In no instance has the human element been completely replaced; rather, the reliance on manual labor has simply been reduced.

Re: CEOs who think AI replaces their employees are just bad CEOs

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post #5

A common misconception about AI is that it is intended to fully replace humans, which is incorrect. The purpose of AI is to reduce the need for human labor, and it has already been doing so. For example—though this is not an exact figure—a task that previously required 15 people might now only need 10. In no instance has the human element been completely replaced; rather, the reliance on manual labor has simply been…

> though this is not an exact figure

You mean, this is an entirely made-up figure.

Re: CEOs who think AI replaces their employees are just bad CEOs

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post #4

A custom-built AI would be pretty good at replacing a CEO. Think of all the things a company could do if they reduced overhead by that much?

You don't need custom built anything, ChatGPT could generate corporate initiatives and PR statements all day and no one would notice.

100% been saying this for a while now. the main thing AI will be able to replace is a C suite.

Re: CEOs who think AI replaces their employees are just bad CEOs

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A custom-built AI would be pretty good at replacing a CEO. Think of all the things a company could do if they reduced overhead by that much?

Robotics aren't there yet, it needs to go on golf playdates with investors and board members.

Re: CEOs who think AI replaces their employees are just bad CEOs

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post #5

A common misconception about AI is that it is intended to fully replace humans, which is incorrect. The purpose of AI is to reduce the need for human labor, and it has already been doing so. For example—though this is not an exact figure—a task that previously required 15 people might now only need 10. In no instance has the human element been completely replaced; rather, the reliance on manual labor has simply been…

> though this is not an exact figure You mean, this is an entirely made-up figure.

So what if it is? The example still stands.

A "unit of work" that required X people to complete in Y time can now be done by X/Z people in Y time, where Z is whatever efficiency you are able to get out of applying AI tooling to your business.

For some companies, Z might be less than 1 though. ;-)

So you still need skilled people, just not the same amount as before, because you have different tools available to you.

This has happened before with other advancements in industrial/technological automation. It's not a new concept.

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