I think the panic about AI suddenly taking people's jobs is a bit exaggerated, and even if it does it is impossible to tell what the consequences will be in the long term.
Most likely society will reorganize around it and new professions that don't exist today will be created.
And we haven't even considered the positive impact of AI.
It could for example accelerate the process of drug manufacturing and genetic therapies that will considerably increase human's lifespan, triggering another form of social reorganization.
So it is really impossible to tell with certainty how the world will look like in 50 or 100 years from now.
I am optimistic and would like to think it will be a much better place, not necessarily perfect and just in every aspect, inequality and armed conflicts will probably continue to exist, but overall it will be better than it is today.
There was a lot of fear during the industrial revolution, prompting many intellectuals to have a very grim outlook of the future, particularly when it comes to social issues (yes you, Marx).
But ultimately, if you look at the data compiled decades later, such as GDP and life expectancy around the world, it is undeniable that social and economic changes resulting from the industrial revolution made the world a much better place.
Not a perfect one, but certainly much better than it was (at least for humans).
Most likely society will reorganize around it and new professions that don't exist today will be created.
And we haven't even considered the positive impact of AI.
It could for example accelerate the process of drug manufacturing and genetic therapies that will considerably increase human's lifespan, triggering another form of social reorganization.
So it is really impossible to tell with certainty how the world will look like in 50 or 100 years from now.
I am optimistic and would like to think it will be a much better place, not necessarily perfect and just in every aspect, inequality and armed conflicts will probably continue to exist, but overall it will be better than it is today.
There was a lot of fear during the industrial revolution, prompting many intellectuals to have a very grim outlook of the future, particularly when it comes to social issues (yes you, Marx).
But ultimately, if you look at the data compiled decades later, such as GDP and life expectancy around the world, it is undeniable that social and economic changes resulting from the industrial revolution made the world a much better place.
Not a perfect one, but certainly much better than it was (at least for humans).