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Will AI take our jobs?

Since the dawn of the information age, society has worried about artificial intelligence replacing human labour. What will the future of automation look like, and will AI take our jobs?

Positions

No: there will always be jobs for humans

Capitalism will always create new opportunities for human labour

Partially: AI will replace many jobs, but not all of them

Society will have to make crucial decisions about the nature of work

Yes: AI will fully replace human labour

It will be universally cheaper and more efficient than hiring humans to do the same job

Arguments supporting this position

Unemployment levels are stabilising, not rising

Automation technology is over-hyped and hasn't resulted in job losses

Capitalism won't allow for the end of work

The system is designed to adapt

Labour displacement is normal

Technology has always resulted in the displacement of human labour

Exponential growth never lasts

AI and computer technology is just like all other growth - it has an end-point

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Fears about automation technology taking our jobs have long been unsubstantiated by the evidence.

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Capitalism won't allow for the end of work

The system is designed to adapt

This page was last edited on Sunday, 17 Feb 2019 at 17:21 UTC