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bluesbassman

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5. In some areas AI will be a huge benefit. Workers security, compensation, and rights is not one of them.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 11:08 AM

Mar 27

Progress is good, but progress has unintended consequences and in the realm of "productivity" it generally spells economic disaster and hardship for workers as they are cast aside in the name of profit. If those pushing AI as a "boon" to society were actually pushing it for the betterment of society there would be a parallel push for how to transition the workers displaced by the technology. I'm just not seeing that aspect of the issue from any of the players involved.

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3000 managers surveyed: They want to use AI to replace workers or pay them less but worry their own pay will be cut [View all] highplainsdem Mar 27 OP

fire the managers . AllaN01Bear Mar 27 #1

you reap what you sow Conjuay Mar 27 #2

Reason, is and has been indicating to us to beware, but Prairie_Seagull Mar 27 #3

All the more reason area51 Mar 27 #4

UBI is no less likely than any other country in the world. brooklynite Mar 27 #7

In some areas AI will be a huge benefit. Workers security, compensation, and rights is not one of them. bluesbassman Mar 27 #5

Managers: usonian Mar 27 #6

AI is not better for hiring and can be pretty problematic Renew Deal Mar 27 #11

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. usonian Mar 27 #13

Have you seen Devs on Amazon Prime? Renew Deal Mar 27 #15

Nope. usonian Mar 27 #16

If the employees are replace with AI and/or automation, who is going to be buying the products and services? Trekologer Mar 27 #8

Exactly. The problem with managers is that they need to show increased productivity. patphil Mar 27 #10

IMO, its going to be a bloodbath XanaDUer2 Mar 27 #9

The biggest example of that is software developers Renew Deal Mar 27 #12

Think of how much worse this will be when AI actually exists Johnny2X2X Mar 27 #14

AI is like other tools in that it is people who must wield it ultimately. David__77 Mar 27 #17

But will AI replace AI? usonian Mar 27 #18