Good People, there should be no panic due to the expected displacement of jobs as AI and robotic systems move into production phases at scale. Here is the fact: across human history, most new technologies have always created more jobs, over time, even as they distort and displace some in the short-term.
Indeed, more jobs have been created by computers and Microsoft Word even though Isaac Pitman shorthand experts lost their jobs. Technology makes societies better, but it is not guaranteed that everyone will benefit at the same level.
During the industrial revolution, workers demonstrated that machines would take over their jobs. But their panics did not come to pass when you examine the big picture. Everything will change as AI moves at scale into products. I have noted that Microsoft Word now seems like Microsoft Phrase with its expanded ability to suggest phrases and clauses, not just words.
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The last line: the world has abundance. Any scarcity we may feel is due to limited knowledge to unlock that abundance. But if AI does scale knowledge, there is that possibility that scarcity will disappear. I experienced financial abundance today: an AI company we invested in Nov 2024 just raised $36 million this evening, making our members richer on paper!
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