> What is left for us to do? <
Not much. But Elon Musk says not to worry. In the AI-run future, the government will simply give each person $50,000 each year. Use that money to buy the products that AI produces.
I see at least two problems with that.
1. There is pride in honest work. Your job is one of the first things you mention when talking to someone new at a party. With Musk’s plan, that pride is gone.
2. “Idle hands are the devil’s playthings.”
That old saying is very true, and will be very true.
What will AI replace... Nothing important. Indian programmers and call center staff? HR departments slags? The biggest job threat is all DEI run. Good riddance. I set up an AI agent to help my mum care for herself and order groceries after her stroke, It costs $20 a month. I trust AI way more than I would some imported Haitian “care taker” or any of the other imported trash companies like “Visiting Angels” hire. Heck. I upload any blood test from the doc to AI and it automatically adjusts recipes and grocery delivery for anything she needs diet wise. That would cost a fortune hiring a nutritionist.
Society will adapt. I am fine never having used a buggy whip or shod horses. I sure don’t miss the massive CRT monitors on my desk. I still have an old slide ruler in my desk for some reason. I don’t even know how to use it anymore.
What will AI replace... Nothing important. Indian programmers and call center staff? HR departments slags? The biggest job threat is all DEI run. Good riddance. I set up an AI agent to help my mum care for herself and order groceries after her stroke, It costs $20 a month. I trust AI way more than I would some imported Haitian “care taker” or any of the other imported trash companies like “Visiting Angels” hire. Heck. I upload any blood test from the doc to AI and it automatically adjusts recipes and grocery delivery for anything she needs diet wise. That would cost a fortune hiring a nutritionist.
Society will adapt. I am fine never having used a buggy whip or shod horses. I sure don’t miss the massive CRT monitors on my desk. I still have an old slide ruler in my desk for some reason. I don’t even know how to use it anymore.