>> I would contend that the 'dog walkers etc' are service jobs and generally more fulfilling than people give them credit for. <<
Some people do like service jobs, but many people find them unfulfilling and/or stressful, not a meaningful contribution.
>> Those are the sort of jobs that A.I is perfectly suited for, the daily decision-making that doesn't require imagination or creativity <<
True.
>> but instead impartial rule following without favouritism. (and most middle mangers fail at.) <<
Bear in mind that AI absorbs the prejudices of its creators and/or the material it trains on.
>> Not that I think we're going to see mass lay-offs of middle mangers as they're replaced by A.I's. Because guess who makes those kinds of decisions... <<
It has happened before in market collapses, where people sought to save money by flattening the structure in companies.
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Date: 2025-02-23 08:58 am (UTC)Some people do like service jobs, but many people find them unfulfilling and/or stressful, not a meaningful contribution.
>> Those are the sort of jobs that A.I is perfectly suited for, the daily decision-making that doesn't require imagination or creativity <<
True.
>> but instead impartial rule following without favouritism. (and most middle mangers fail at.) <<
Bear in mind that AI absorbs the prejudices of its creators and/or the material it trains on.
>> Not that I think we're going to see mass lay-offs of middle mangers as they're replaced by A.I's. Because guess who makes those kinds of decisions... <<
It has happened before in market collapses, where people sought to save money by flattening the structure in companies.