[Waywardson]

100% of the time in history, every new invention from fire and the wheel, to AI has been met with ridicule and fear.

100% of the time, they have raised the standard of living for all mankind.

AI will be no different.

The buggy whip makers will find new work.

[Svartalfiar]

The buggy whip makers will find new work.

But will they? That's the difference with AI vs every other invention. Other inventions just moved the menial jobs around. But AI completely replaces them. Across every industry. Your buggy whip maker can't just go and become a car antenna maker. AI replaces almost every menial job, a lot of middle skill ones, and probably even a bunch of high-end stuff. Sure, in creates jobs in robot maintenance, but that's a higher-skill position, with a tiny number required compared to the numbers the robots replace. Sure, living standards go up and products are cheaper, but what do all the people do? Especially the less intelligent that can't just get a job fixing robits?