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The Surprising Reason AI Won't Steal Your Job

Jan 23, 2024

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MIT study finds that only 23% of jobs that could be automated would be cost effective. Discussion on AI Biden robocaller and concerns about election fraud. Updates on AI developments like GRAK 1.5 and Google's goals. Limits on personalized persuasion apps and discussion on AI's impact on elections.

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According to a recent MIT study, only 23% of jobs that could be automated would have economics that made sense to do so, suggesting that AI job displacement will be gradual and limited by cost.

The use of AI-generated content, such as fake Biden robocalls, highlights concerns about the potential for disruptive purposes and suppressing voter turnout in elections.

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Study on Automation of Vision Tasks

A study from MIT called 'Beyond AI Exposure' explores the cost-effectiveness of automating vision tasks using computer vision. The study finds that at current costs, most US businesses would not find it economically attractive to automate vision tasks, with only 23% of worker wages being paid for vision tasks deemed suitable for automation. This suggests that while AI job displacement will occur, it will be gradual and limited by cost, allowing time for policy changes and minimizing disruption.

Introduction

4min

Underestimating the Speed of AI as a Service Operations and the Importance of Policy Remediation in the Transitional Period

1min

Updates and Developments in AI: GRAK 1.5, Gigawatt Class GPU Cluster, Google's Goals, and AI Agent Resource

5min

Restrictions on Building Applications and Support for the Dean Phillips Campaign

2min

OpenAI CEO's PAC, AI Bot Development, and Fake Biden Robocall

4min

A recent MIT study explored how cost effective automation really was and found that only 23% of jobs that could be automated away would actually have economics that made sense to do so. Also on this episode, NLW looks at an AI Biden robocaller in New Hampshire that seems to portend what many think will be a new reality of election fraud this year. Interested in the EDU Beta? Learn more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/aibeta AI Agent database: https://e2b.dev/ai-agents ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

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