I'm kinda happy that I live in this age as an office worker and not in a factory during the industrial revolution. Those jobs all disappeared but do we really miss them?
It's the menial work that gets offloaded to machines. I don't see current AI coming up with new ideas for example.
> I don't see current AI coming up with new ideas for example
I'd check that carefully before relying on it. I've personally used AI to come up with new ideas for a few projects I'm working on. I've read several articles detailing how people are using it to innovate in their business and I'm 100% certain the reason why ChatGPT is at capacity during working hours every day is because there are droves of people using it daily for work now. I'd even go as far as to say that brainstorming with ChatGPT is one of the most productive use cases.
> I've personally used AI to come up with new ideas.
It seems that you basically agree with the point being made. You are coming up with those ideas with help of ChatGPT as a tool, or is the bot coming up with ideas? If it's the latter, can we remove you from the process and achieve the same result?
I don't think so, but I am not saying this will never happen in the future, though.
In a hypothetical scenario where there is a group of people that need to come up with ideas then I think having ChatGPT in the mix would mean that group could be smaller but remain as productive as a larger group. It's certainly been able to fill the position of a sounding board or knowledgeable collaborator when I've used it.
I really don't think the current generation of chatbots is capable of creative thoughts. They're just really good at combining stuff that they already know.
I'm sure at some point they'll get past that point but it seems a tough nut to crack with current tech.
> Those jobs all disappeared but do we really miss them?
That's basically true, but consider this; right now, some people would vote for candidates who bring back coal mining just to restore their jobs and income. This is easy in hindsight of a couple of centuries, but very challenging at the time.
