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Ex-Google Exec Says "The Idea That AI Will Create New Jobs Is 100% Crap"

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Re: Ex-Google Exec Says "The Idea That AI Will Create New Jobs Is 100% Crap"

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“The Idea That AI Will Create New Jobs Is 100% Crap” Seems like a current trend. The idea that a massive tax increase (aka "tariffs") will create jobs is also 100% crap.

There are two sure-fire ways to peddle bad policy: 1. Say it will protect children 2. Say it will create jobs

Don't forget "building up fear of the unknown or the other" which the linked Youtube video seems to do.

Re: Ex-Google Exec Says "The Idea That AI Will Create New Jobs Is 100% Crap"

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I don't understand such statement. Automation has already created more job opportunities, why should this be any different? Jobs don't go away, they just transform. And since this AI (whatever that means, nobody really knows) isn't a human-like AGI, it will most certainly not replace humans, but it will automate processes and speed things up.

If you're a business that offers 3 services to the public and "AI" could automate one person's salary out of your payroll, why would do that as opposed to keeping your headcount and instead offer 9 services to the public generating more streams of revenue?

Re: Ex-Google Exec Says "The Idea That AI Will Create New Jobs Is 100% Crap"

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I don't understand such statement. Automation has already created more job opportunities, why should this be any different? Jobs don't go away, they just transform. And since this AI (whatever that means, nobody really knows) isn't a human-like AGI, it will most certainly not replace humans, but it will automate processes and speed things up. If you're a business that offers 3 services to the public and "AI" could au…

Much of what was automated is physical labor which allowed workers to move into "service/intellectual" jobs. When tractors and dump trucks removed the need for masses of people to move dirt, it didn't create more jobs of moving dirt around since those jobs could also be tackled by more tractors and dump trucks. If AI is what all these "AI evangelicals" claim, then most intellectual jobs would be gone. And it won't create more service/intellectual jobs for humans because whatever new jobs are created would be tackled by AI.

> If you're a business that offers 3 services to the public and "AI" could automate one person's salary out of your payroll, why would do that as opposed to keeping your headcount and instead offer 9 services to the public generating more streams of revenue?

If AI could automate one person's job, why would you keep him? You can offer 9 services with one less person.

Re: Ex-Google Exec Says "The Idea That AI Will Create New Jobs Is 100% Crap"

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I don't understand such statement. Automation has already created more job opportunities, why should this be any different? Jobs don't go away, they just transform. And since this AI (whatever that means, nobody really knows) isn't a human-like AGI, it will most certainly not replace humans, but it will automate processes and speed things up. If you're a business that offers 3 services to the public and "AI" could au…

> Automation has already created more job opportunities, why should this be any different?

This is the "the climate has changed before" argument for economics.

> why would do that as opposed to keeping your headcount and instead offer 9 services to the public generating more streams of revenue?

Because there might not be enough demand for those 9 services.

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Can someone, more informed than me, about the job landscape, name these jobs people keep claiming AI is creating? Thank you in advance.

Seriously, carpenters and plumbers and maybe more electricians. All those copy writers, graphic designers and junior coders are going to have to do something else.

I'm joking, but not. I think a lot of fat is going to get trimmed of the bone of most industries. That may include myself which is a worry.

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