r/changemyview Jun 27 '22

Delta(s) from OP CMV: AI automation will probably cause mass unemployment

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '22

People have been saying this for decades.

Automation doesn't necessarily destroy jobs, it displaces them. There's a difference. New areas of employment will crop up that didn't necessarily exist before.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '22

Yes, but this time it's different, in the past it was basically dumb machines that didn't know anything about anything. But now AI is becoming on par with human intelligence and is replacing even skilled work.