AI is going to have social and economic consequences the size and speed of which we can’t even imagine: (From Axios) Dario Amodei — CEO of Anthropic — has a blunt, scary warning: AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs — and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next 1 to 5 years. - ThreadSky

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eamonjavers.bsky.social • 30 days ago

AI is going to have social and economic consequences the size and speed of which we can’t even imagine:
(From Axios)
Dario Amodei — CEO of Anthropic — has a blunt, scary warning:
AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs — and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next 1 to 5 years.

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excannbiz.bsky.social•30 days ago

Good thing there will be all those jobs at Apple putting screws in iPhones. #winning #newgoldenage

lorak.bsky.social•30 days ago

gen AI may not be near that good yet - but many companies will be foolhearty to embrace it prematurely… highly recommended read here: https://deplet.ing/the-copilot-delusion/

eamonjavers.bsky.social•30 days ago

I think you’ll hear a lot of people say The only solution to it is some kind of Universal Basic Income. But our capitalist system is built on an assumption criticize if you want to!) that humans create economic value, and the humans who create the most value get the largest rewards.

eamonjavers.bsky.social•30 days ago

There’s a whole legal and property rights system underpinning that. What happens to society in a UBI world where value is created by Ai? In short: who gets the beach houses?

sedrifter.bsky.social•30 days ago

Life finds a way to adapt. Think about all the jobs that hv been automated since the internet. Prob better to b a mechanic again than a low level coder.