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Plentiful, High-Paying Jobs in the Age of AI
The forward-thinking economist and mathematician Eric Weinstein suggests that the logical extension of the information revolution is this: everything we do based on human expertise will eventually be replaced by a computer.
Jamie Smart • Results: Think Less. Achieve More
Knowledge work, done in the Complicated domain, is no longer scarce—it’s getting more and more abundant. As global education standards, communication technology, and machines increase in supply, Archimedes’ lever is getting shorter and shorter. For macroeconomic reasons, jobs are getting more competitive and less profitable.
Taylor Pearson • The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5
In short, AI algorithms will be to many white-collar workers what tractors were to farmhands: a tool that dramatically increases the productivity of each worker and thus shrinks the total number of employees required. And unlike tractors, algorithms can be shipped instantly around the world at no additional cost to their creator. Once that software
... See moreKai-Fu Lee • AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
Agrawal et al. argue that the framing of AI automation versus augmentation is wrong. Rather than being distinct they are often one and the same. They say that AI, initially intended for automating tasks, inadvertently acts as a force for augmentation of the broader workforce. For example, automating diagnostic skills in healthcare could diminish de... See more