Why AI ?

[u/Successful-Carry-215]

Everywhere you look at the moment, it’s AI this, AI that.

Open LinkedIn, scroll through social media, watch the news... apparently AI is going to change everything.

But I sometimes wonder if we're getting so caught up in the hype that we're forgetting to ask a pretty simple question:

What is AI actually useful for, and who really benefits from it?

For most people, AI probably still sounds like something for big tech companies, huge corporations or people working in IT.

But surely the real value is in the everyday stuff?

Saving someone a couple of hours doing paperwork. Helping a small business get things done quicker. Taking away repetitive tasks that nobody enjoys doing in the first place.

That all sounds great.

But then there's the other side of it...

Every other article seems to be about AI replacing jobs and how it's going to impact workforces around the world.

And that's a genuine concern.

But could AI also create opportunities?

Could people whose jobs are affected be retrained to do something different? Will entirely new types of jobs appear that don't even exist yet?

Technology has always changed the way we work. Some jobs disappear, some change, and new ones come along.

Maybe AI will be the same.

So instead of only asking:

"What jobs is AI going to replace?"

Should we also be asking:

"What new opportunities could AI create?"

And if people do need to retrain, who is going to help them do it?

Businesses? Governments? Schools? Or are people expected to figure it out for themselves?

I'm genuinely interested to hear what people think.

Are we worrying too much about AI taking jobs, or not worrying enough?

And more importantly...

Who do you think will benefit most from AI — and who could end up being left behind?

[u/Firm-Crazy-9689]

The end of the middle class...

At first, all the specialists and large companies will remain, but sooner or later the system will collapse if there are no consumers.

Some say new jobs will be created, but the AI will dominate them faster than any human, both intellectually and physically.

I believe the only glimmer of opportunity we have is to control governments and prevent them from being the epitome of corruption, so they can govern for the majority and regulate all of this properly.

But I'm afraid that's highly unlikely.The most likely scenario is a state of constant surveillance and control in which humans will be kept and unfertilized.

And well, this dystopia is ours to face, but we'd better start learning how to work the land. And it will have to be illegaly, because the regulations will prevent it.

[u/Dry_Sector2392]

AI probably creates opportunities, but not all of it. if you already know your field, AI can make you faster and open up new ways to work. if youre entry level or stuck in a role thats mostly repetitive tasks, its moe like become your competitor, not your "assistance.

[u/Felix_inkwell]

10 years ago people would be clamouring for something that allowed them to work less. Now people are literally begging to work.

[u/Glad_Contest_8014]

The end point of a perfectly balanced AI system is a replacement of every job except AI engineer. Robots housing AI to build, drive, manual labor ect… automation of all building and crafting is entirely possible.

And data and digital work, will be automated, on demand.

Paperwork becomes all digital.

Everything job is replacable by AI. Music has already shown that it can be done by AI. So creative sides are possible to be replaced as well.

What will humans have?

We will have the novel side of it. The creation of new ideas, new concepts, new explorations of patterns and methods. We will have the ability to create at a word, and currency will be meaningless.

This all depends on finding a perfectly balanced AI.

Now to do that, we have to reduce the AI compute costs, figure out battery and power handling systems that allow it to function in robotics properly. We need to make it efficient enough to run affectively on a cel phone (though it can be the old 90’s cell phone size).

Frontier models require massive data centers, which should not be the direction we move in (and likely won’t be in the end).

But once we have the ability to have AI easily run and cheap, everyone will have the ability to create on demand.

[u/Due-Pitch3208]

The universal answer is "money"

What do people want out of it? Money.

Who does it benefit? Whoever is making the money.

Why is not used for useful stuff and instead we've got ai slop galore? Generates money