What the rise of AI could mean for your job

While many people are excited about AI and its possibilities, others are worried their jobs will eventually be replaced. Kanjun Qiu, CEO of AI research lab Imbue, discusses the possibility.
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[@HagiaFantasia]

People need guaranteed or universal basic income, like yesterday

[@untouchable360x]

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

[@HagiaFantasia]

@@untouchable360x resistance is futile

[@ll2323]

@@untouchable360xthen we eating the rich baby.

[@lextacy2008]

Why do stockholders get a free lunch? Why do people who don't add value like useless management get a free lunch? @@untouchable360x

[@BigBBQJones]

Im a plumber. Get a robot to install your toilet 😅😂

[@Bluecatwing]

I mean , technically it’s possible, but I wouldn’t trust one. But a robot could help a plumber carry a toilet or a tub. I will never trust a robot with water pressure , fire, or electricity.

[@neoneherefrom5836]

if the robot won’t show his fat smelly crack then I’m game

[@squarewheel9113]

Surprisingly enough, blue color jobs are currently the least susceptible to complete AI automation.

[@ll2323]

I hope people understand AI lives in a different state of growth than humans and it has hit exponential growth already. We don’t have years anymore we have months before AI becomes a problem for people.

[@MementoMori_2070]

Elaborate for me

[@ll2323]

@@MementoMori_2070 if ur familiar with Moore’s law, than quadruple that. It’s moving at a far fast rate now since exponential growth for AI was first seen in 2012. Every 3 to 4 months it’s rate accelerates.

[@MementoMori_2070]

@@L2-tz8qr 20 or 30 years. Maybe even closer than you think. I think you are comparing AI’s growth in relation to the progress of the internet which was in its infancy 20+ years ago. This technology is growing exponentially. We’ll just have to wait and prepare for whatever comes. Because it is coming faster than how the internet grew over time. Sophisticated AI has been around for over a decade, it’s only now in the public conscience, because of recent LLM like ChatGPT displaying its capabilities.

[@PraveenSriram]

2025

[@Music4EverKanekavi]

We don’t want to work anymore, these tasks need to go

[@tads73]

Human skills for sales? Notice how Amazon doesn't need it to be the biggest retailer.

[@abvevo6406]

Not worried, my job is so specialized it costs nearly 10,000 just to get hired and that's just a foot in the door. 😂

[@COMPTROL]

And what is that if you dont mind me asking?

[@mrobanyaki7294]

In the near term, A.i will help humans be more efficient while replacing some. But soon, A.i will evolve into AGi and fully replace humans overall in the long term, maybe 10 years. Right now, it's still a baby, but it's growing fast...

[@catsgotmytongue]

Not yet, it isn't thinking it's applying an algorithm. A sophisticated one that uses a ton of computation and fools people into thinking it is thinking but it isn't. We don't really have thinking ai yet, chatgpt is only an llm.

[@mrobanyaki7294]

@@catsgotmytongue that's why I said AGi

[@ll2323]

AI has already reached exponential growth. This is the first time people are going to see in real time what that means. We don’t have 10 years, we have maybe 3 years at best before AI becomes a problem, probably less than that even.

[@vallab19]

AI will not replace all human jobs but definitely will take away majority of human jobs by the end of this decade. However the good news is that the enormous productivity potential of AI technology in the production of goods and services will enable the Government to provide an equitable amount of UBI and make it a blessing in disguise for everyone if there is a political will to do so.

[@c.eb.1216]

There will be once bitter reality hits the corporate world when there isn't enough money circulating in the economy to keep the heart of business pumping.

[@lextacy2008]

Good AI use : Creating an organized list of crap Bad Use of AI : Using it to replace jobs

[@Joe_____________]

im down lol let everyone lose their jobs than watch the government scramble because the economy is dying because no one has money to invest back into it lol Im here to watch the world burn

[@squarewheel9113]

That's dangerous thinking. It seems as though You are quite defensive about this threat. We need to willing and able to adapt to this technology. Whether we like it or not, the amount of money pouring into this technology is unfathomable. It's only a matter of time. Hopefully we can cultivate a world with less disease less war and less poverty. That's what I would hope for, not the world burning

[@ChuckLu-en3ul]

Ok you can't say you ain't be warned ....

[@PraveenSriram]

How is AI 🤖 used in retail and fast food jobs that require humans to oversee the production and process?

[@VejjieHolt]

2:50 "yet" are you paying attention ?

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

The guest was very helpful, Kanjun Qiu,

[@carlossummers4992]

No jobs, no customers?

[@PraveenSriram]

True

[@Bluecatwing]

Bruh, people have gotten sued from using chat gpt to write material for a project . Don’t think these systems are all, that fancy. Also. 6:21 her friend who’s a doctor was nervous about performing a surgery so he looked up info on the computer and was able to do it better? Um, aren’t doctors supposed to consult with other doctors on stuff like that?

[@mateofernando5066]

Only problem is all the "grunts" will no longer have any income now? So, what is society to do with these people that are jobless?

[@user-qu8lt3hf7e]

Get rid of ai

[@ll2323]

Pandora’s box has already been opened. It’s not going anywhere.

[@user-qu8lt3hf7e]

@@ll2323 nope wrong answer

[@PraveenSriram]

I agree considering

[@buttermilk_pie]

Best get ready to pay them taxes. I ain’t starving to death because nerds made computers that are able to do my job 😭😭

[@anthonysafos4819]

It will mean Welfare Dependence & your freedoms taken away from you.

[@joshlidowdie24]

🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋

[@PraveenSriram]

What is the use of AI if the world and the planet 🌎 getting pummeled and destroyed by climate change and nuclear ☢️ war? Something very serious to think about because we definitely need humans to solve the world’s problems.

[@littleredhen3590]

Get ready for mark of beast

[@Gabriel-xq6tn]

AI is made for people who understand clearly their professional tools but because the workload they can rely on AI. AI is not helpful if you're not intelligent.

[@davidappleton1971]

Artificial intelligence...is that not what all of you already have?

[@carlossummers4992]

No jobs, no customers?

[@carlossummers4992]

No jobs, no customers?