Comment by apparent
6 hours ago
It's hard to balance the downsides (devastating job losses that will affect certain fields) with the upsides (curing diseases, increasing efficiency in ways that will reduce costs of many goods).
Is something a net benefit if everything is cheaper and cancer is cured, but you have no job?
Is something a net benefit if the upsides are hypothetical and the downsides are extant?
You think it's unclear as to whether AI will accelerate the rate at which diseases are cured? And if jobs are eliminated, that means costs will necessarily go down.
I'm surprised how much people downvoted this comment. It acknowledges the upsides and downsides and doesn't say which is greater. It acknowledges that some people will have some very negative impacts. I guess if you think it's all good or all bad, then you would disagree with my open minded take...