Which jobs can be replaced with AI?
18 days ago
- #AI
- #Enshittification
- #Monopoly
- AI can replace jobs that have been degraded to uselessness, such as certain customer service roles.
- Companies like Air Canada have replaced human customer service with ineffective chatbots, turning cost centers into profit centers.
- Enshittification explains how platforms degrade services by overpowering competition and regulation, leading to poor customer service.
- Monopolistic firms devalue certain jobs, making them easy targets for AI replacement.
- AI audiobook narrators threaten traditional voice actors, especially in markets dominated by platforms like Audible.
- AI text-to-speech technology benefits some, like visually impaired individuals, but lacks a sustainable business model.
- The AI business model focuses on replacing low-wage, precarious jobs with cheaper software solutions.
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