.. mankind have if this is where we are heading?
There's a IT expert, thoroughly understands AI, uses it and gets to demonstrate AI on NL talk shows. This week he presented this on one show...
An author is about to release her latest book. The AI expert contacted her to a) help her put together a launch plan including marketing plan and a presentation and b) to show how AI can do this.
It took him 2 days to put together an AI "company". The company had no human staff but did have what I shall refer to as "AI bods". AI "staff members", all with names, all with predetermined tasks such as a project leader, marketing expert and various other tasks. A copy of the book was loaded into the "company" and the "bods" read it in no time. He then arranged a meeting with the author. They met, he showed her the "company" and explained what all the bods jobs were. He then instructed AI to put together the plan for the launch including advertising, book signings, presentation and everything needed to have a successful launch. The two plodded off to get a coffee. The AI company started a series of conversations between the various bods, they agreed on who was to do what and "off they went" to put the whole thing together. 10 minutes later AI man and the author came back with their coffees. The plan was ready.
How many people would have been involved in the book launch at a normal company? They will all be out of jobs in no time. AI man went on to mention a company that, a few months back, had getting on for 400 copy writers. They have gone down the AI route and now have less then 30.
Another reason I'm glad I'm 71 and not 17. I foresee a billion or two jobs disappearing in the next few years. What will all those who have lost their jobs do to earn a living when ever more tasks get taken over by AI? There will still be jobs that need humans but those will be in short supply 30 years down the road.
