> AI will most likely create jobs, but how many jobs can it create ? Please walk me through the parallelism with the Industrial Revolution.
The impact of AI on jobs is a topic of ongoing debate among experts. While some argue that AI will lead to significant job losses, others believe that it will create new opportunities and stimulate economic growth.
To understand the potential impact of AI on jobs, we can draw parallels with the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution, which began in the late 18th century, marked a period of rapid technological advancement and social change, as new machines and manufacturing processes were introduced.
Initially, the Industrial Revolution led to job losses in traditional industries, such as agriculture and textiles, as machines replaced manual labor. However, it also created new jobs in manufacturing, engineering, and other industries. Over time, as the benefits of industrialization became clear, the economy grew, and new opportunities emerged.
Similarly, AI is expected to create new jobs in industries such as robotics, data analysis, and software development. These jobs will require specialized skills and training, and may not be accessible to all workers. However, they are likely to pay well and offer opportunities for career advancement.
At the same time, AI may also lead to job losses in certain industries, particularly those that rely on routine, repetitive tasks. For example, automated manufacturing systems may replace human workers in factories, and self-driving vehicles may reduce the demand for truck drivers.
Overall, the impact of AI on jobs is difficult to predict, as it will depend on a variety of factors, such as the rate of technological progress, the availability of training and education programs, and government policies. However, history has shown us that technological advancement can both create and destroy jobs, and that the economy can adapt and evolve over time.
The previous response courtesy of chat.openai.com - I tried the same prompt using gpt4all on my laptop and got the following in less than 20 seconds. Really impressive!
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> AI will most likely create jobs, but how many jobs can it create ? Please walk me through the parallelism with the Industrial Revolution.
The creation of AI-powered machines and systems is expected to generate new types of jobs in addition to replacing some existing ones like data entry clerks or accountants. However, there are concerns about how many net job gains will occur as a result of the automation revolution that has already begun with robots taking over repetitive tasks such as manufacturing assembly lines and warehouses.
The Industrial Revolution brought significant changes to society through mechanization in industries like textiles or steel, but it also created new jobs for skilled workers who were needed to operate the machines. Similarly, AI will create opportunities for professionals with expertise such as data scientists and machine learning engineers that can help design algorithms and train models using large datasets.
The parallelism between these two revolutions is evident in their impact on society's labor market: both have led to job losses due to automation, but also created new jobs for skilled workers who were needed to operate the machines or run AI-powered systems respectively.
Thanks chat gpt. That's a very 2021 answer - definitely what we thought up till then. But the most curious thing is:
both have led to job losses due to automation, but also created new jobs for skilled workers who were needed to operate the machines or run AI-powered systems respectively
which does prove my point, no ? Operate machines across all industries vs data science ?
>> created new jobs for skilled workers who were needed to operate the machines or run AI-powered systems respectively
> Operate machines across all industries vs data science ?
Operate the machines across all industries vs run AI-powered systems across all industries.
(Those chatgpt-like responses miss a major factor, though. Automatisation of agricultural processes didn't result in 95% of the population operating agricultural machines: it freed them to do other things.)
Sooo...data scientists ? Isn't the focal point of all of this the realization that given time (most likely a lot less than people thought before gpt's) AI systems won't need human oversight ? Isn't this the goal of OpenAI ?
This is why I think making comparison to whatever that was is wrong. Our current situation is too distinctive. We're being potentially freed up to do things other than cognitive tasks
- by the rise of AGI, or maybe a very refined language model.
I don't know. It's out of my scope that's why I'm asking. The infrastructure is there, the software is there and if not it soon most likely will be. What's left is to feed it domain specific data. To contribute somehow to a system like that I imagine you have to have a cognitive ability way beyond average. All the 'AI-' in front of job descriptions won't be in the ballpark of greasing cogs during the industrial revolution.
Yeah, it's not like there was an industrial revolution or anything...