What Happens When There's No Job to Learn On?

a year ago

AI can produce New Yorker-style cartoons that are coherently amusing, though not laugh-out-loud funny.
New Yorker cartoonists may face job security concerns as AI mimics their distinctive style.
AI's potential to replace human creativity raises questions about the future of humor and art.
Familiar AI concerns include super-intelligence risks (Skynet, Wall-E, paperclip-maximizer scenarios).
AI could also be a boon, reducing drudge work and increasing human wealth and freedom.
Future cartoonists may use AI as an assistant, refining AI-generated ideas rather than creating from scratch.
The next generation of professionals may lack hands-on experience due to reliance on AI.
Innovation often stems from hands-on work, which could be lost if AI handles all tasks.
Schools are struggling to prevent students from over-relying on AI for reading and writing.
Without lower-level jobs, future professionals may lack the skills to oversee AI effectively.
AI could lead to a future of competent mediocrity if humans forget how to achieve sublime creativity.
The decline of musicals illustrates how lost expertise can thin out a genre's quality.
Modern skilled jobs already rely on specialization and computers, similar to AI-assisted work.

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