Re:We could stumble into AI catastrophe
by AussieWog93 on Friday January 13, 2023 @06:12PM
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>- Machines should think, people should work. That's what working in an Amazon warehouse is like today. The machines tell the humans what to do. They have to; only the computers have an overview of the process. (Yeah, Marshall Brain's "Manna", which everyone here has probably read.)
I actually run some Manna-esque systems in my own small business (most notably a system for stock picking and shipping) and this isn't something to worry about in the near-term.
It greatly, greatly reduces the amount of frustration and stress people experience in mundane jobs, greatly reduces cognitive complexity and just generally makes the work more satisfying.
Maybe there's a risk of humans losing their jobs to machines, a la chapter 2 of Manna, but to be frank it's no different to the threat of outsourcing which has existed for 50+ years.
I actually run some Manna-esque systems in my own small business (most notably a system for stock picking and shipping) and this isn't something to worry about in the near-term.
It greatly, greatly reduces the amount of frustration and stress people experience in mundane jobs, greatly reduces cognitive complexity and just generally makes the work more satisfying.
Maybe there's a risk of humans losing their jobs to machines, a la chapter 2 of Manna, but to be frank it's no different to the threat of outsourcing which has existed for 50+ years.