AI's Near-Term Impact Calls for Proactive Policies, Not Just Apocalyptic Fears
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Conversations about AI are too focused on apocalyptic scenarios like terminator robots, when more mundane issues like misinformation are more immediate threats.
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AI is already changing how we work and learn, with productivity gains over 30% in some early studies and wide adoption of tools like GPT.
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Even without further advances, AI will continue disrupting jobs, especially highly-paid creative roles not previously exposed to automation.
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How companies utilize AI-driven efficiency gains to help or hurt workers is a critical choice - mass layoffs are not inevitable.
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Rather than wait for an AI apocalypse, organizations at all levels need to proactively decide how AI can create "local victories" improving tedious tasks.