AI: Guaranteed to disrupt our economies - Bert Hubert's writings
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- Predictions about AI are notoriously unreliable, but companies will deploy AI even if it's not perfect or truly intelligent, prioritizing cost savings over social impact.
- AI is expected to disrupt many sectors (e.g., helpdesks, CV screening, insurance, medical advice) leading to mass layoffs and increased data flow to US-based cloud services.
- Historical industrial revolution shows that disruption takes generations to yield widespread benefits, and current optimism about AI's outcomes may be unwarranted.
- Europe needs pragmatic AI regulation to foster innovation and prevent job losses from being outsourced to US firms, while also considering policies on collective dismissals.
- There is genuine cause for concern about AI's unpredictable internal behavior and potential for real-world harm, despite arguments that AI is not intelligent or error-free.