@rohanpaul_ai: 3 takeawys by WSJ on Bill Gates's long AI warning. - The biggest economic risk is speed: AI could remove large numbers …
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Bill Gates warns that AI could lead to mass unemployment by rapidly removing entry-level and mid-level jobs, urging governments to prepare with taxes and stronger safety nets.
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3 takeawys by WSJ on Bill Gates’s long AI warning.
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The biggest economic risk is speed: AI could remove large numbers of entry-level and mid-level jobs before new ones appear and before governments have any serious plan for it.
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Gates wants governments to use taxes and stronger safety nets to absorb that shock.
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At the same time, he says societies may need to deliberately decide where humans should remain irreplaceable for some categories of jobs.
Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai): Bill Gates just warned AI could trigger mass unemployment
In a super long (6,000-word) post that @BillGates just published, he says
“Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history”
Some takeawys
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