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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think AI could do many of the jobs now. But society is not ready for it.  If people are not working, that will be a major upheaval in the world as we know it. Think about your day; if you and your spouse didn’t have a structured job/career. Sounds great at first, but I’d go nuts. [/quote]

In 1980, I read a book that predicted most white collar people would soon be working from home.  It took until 2020 and the pandemic to make it sort of happen. And now we have RTO.

In 1988, I read a book that predicted many severe big-brothery workplace consequences of computerization.  Some of it's a bit true, but white collar employment isn't worse to work at now because of networked computers/expanded WWW.

I read a lot of Jules Verne sci fi as a kid.  Books about deepwater submarines and trips to the moon written in the 1860s-70s.

My experience is that trends can be seen coming for a long time.  But trendspotters really hype up the speed and penetration rate of the tech.  They are frequently wrong.

I wouldn't be afraid to go to med school even if an AI could do most diagnosing equivalent to me.  Computers do not provide ideal standards of care or service.  Japan's been tinkering with companion robots for decades now.  There still aren't any I'd like to invite into my home.

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