Stewart Calls Out AI Industry Leaders for Overpromising While Automating Away Jobs
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Jon Stewart skewers AI industry leaders for making lofty promises about AI while celebrating replacing human jobs.
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Stewart accuses them of making "false promises" about curing diseases and solving climate change, when companies are using AI to replace humans in the workforce now.
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He highlights analysts' warnings about millions of jobs being wiped out due to AI adoption.
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Stewart argues AI is a "bait and switch" - companies are using human-created content to synthesize via AI models for profit.
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He warns that unlike past technological disruptions, AI could be ready to take over jobs almost immediately, leaving many people unemployed.