@sebkrier: Some ways my thinking has evolved recently: 1. I'm less concerned about those who are incurious about AI as I expect th…
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Séb Krier shares evolving thoughts on AI adoption and job automation, noting less worry about incurious people and more concern about overestimating the speed of job displacement.
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Some ways my thinking has evolved recently:
- I’m less concerned about those who are incurious about AI as I expect them to eventually see the value and impacts over time, and I think the ‘wake up sheeple’ vibe is often counterproductive. On the other hand I’m more concerned
Séb Krier (@sebkrier): Some recent updates/light shift in my views:
Most people seem too bullish on many jobs being automated very quickly. I personally underestimated (a) the economic cost of the long tail of errors, (b) comparative advantages, and (c) how jobs themselves will evolve/morph. Too many
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