There has been a lot written about AI (artificial intelligence) and how it is going to transform and improve our lives. Our jobs will be enhanced by AI assistants. There doesn’t seem to be much thought about the consequences of AI and what it could mean for humanity down the road. Many discussions are all upside and with virtually no mention of possible downsides. How would AI enhance our jobs? It will most likely eliminate many jobs once employers figure out that a significant portion of our jobs are being performed by AI assistants. How does eliminating jobs enhance our well-being or add more meaning to our lives? If anything, AI implemented en masse will most likely lead to enslavement and disillusionment. Humans need meaningful work and purpose to thrive. AI en masse will lead to further destruction of the middle class and increase the gap between the rich and the not so rich. There are other dangers just as ominous and fraught with pitfalls including The AI Hive Mind (the AI algorithms lead everyone to the same conclusions – there is no independent thought), The Dead Internet Theory (AI bots spread across the internet stifling discourse and the search for the truth) and The Library of Babel (AI usage and the quest for ultimate knowledge leads us to the abyss – just because we CAN does not mean we SHOULD). Relying too much on AI and believing it will lead us to mastery of our existence can lead to bad decisions and laziness and ultimately to our destruction.
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