@sama: so far at least, i'm pretty sure AI has been net job-creating. this was not what i expected--although i was much less p…
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Sam Altman shares his observation that AI has been net job-creating so far, contrary to his earlier expectations, and suggests this trend may continue.
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so far at least, i’m pretty sure AI has been net job-creating.
this was not what i expected–although i was much less pessimistic than others, i thought by this level of capability we’d have seen some impact.
it is possible this direction keeps going!
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