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One thing I learned from COVID is that warnings never stick + once the wave hits it's MUCH larger than even the most dire warnings predicted.

CEOs can warn about AI replacing jobs until they're blue in the face, but people won't listen.

And when mass job losses finally arrive, people (including the CEOs) will be shocked and overwhelmed.

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That was true for COVID but be careful not to overgeneralise. People also have historically warned about many things, with many of them never coming true.

In fact, that is probably the reason that people unfortunately have learned not to listen. There's even a fable about it.

Thanks for the caution! That's good advice.

Although I do think that AI fits the pattern of "real big thing".

In general, cultural diffusion progresses in three stages: from insiders to money people to the public.

For example, great artists are recognized first by fellow artists and critics, then by art auctions, then by the broader public.

AI seems to be following a similar trajectory. AGI is felt first by insiders (AI researchers), then by money people (politicians and business leaders - we are here) then by the public (I'm guessing soon).

"Warn" lol. They're just telegraphing ahead of the layoffs they intend to do to capture more $$$, to whatever extent AI makes that possible. What are people supposed to do?

Your economic system is a joke

The thing is, there's no solution.

If AI truly comes in the current capitalistic system, there is no endgame. Ourobouros.

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