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HIBT Lab! OpenAI: Sam Altman
How I Built This with Guy Raz
Predicting Technology Pathways is Challenging
Predictions about the impact of AI on job markets have proven to be significantly flawed, reversing the expected trajectory of automation. Initially, experts anticipated that AI would first replace blue-collar jobs, followed by simpler white-collar roles, advancing to high-cognitive jobs like programming and mathematics, and finally leaving creative jobs untouched. However, current trends indicate that AI is advancing into creative fields more rapidly than initially believed. This highlights the inherent difficulty in forecasting technological advancements and emphasizes that even confident predictions can be drastically wrong. The ongoing labor shortage in the United States further complicates this scenario, illustrating the unpredictable nature of technological evolution and its real-world implications.
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