also customer service; I was at my dental office today and there were 3 people handling checkin/checkout. I'm quite confident 80% of their workload could be automated away to where you would just need a single person to handle edge cases. That's where we're going to see a lot of entry-level jobs go away, in many domains.
> That's where we're going to see a lot of entry-level jobs go away, in many domains.
And to me this is worse news. People in higher paying jobs are the ones that would hurt the economic fabric more, but by that token they’d have more power and influence to ensure a better safety net for the inevitable rise of AI and automation in much of the workforce.
Entry level workers can’t afford to not work, they can’t afford to protest or advocate, they can’t afford the future that AI is bringing closer to their doorsteps. Without that safety net, they’ll be struggling and impoverished. And then will everyone in the higher paying positions help, or will we ignore the problem until AI actually is capable of replacing us, and will it be too late by then?
> will everyone in the higher paying positions help, or will we ignore the problem until AI actually is capable of replacing us, and will it be too late by then
if history is anything to go by, it'll be the latter, sadly
