AGI-Proof Jobs: Navigating the Impending Obsolescence of Human Labor in the Age of AGI

I agree, in my experience with mental health (bachelors in psychology and 15 years getting therapy)…an AI will be far superior than a human therapist in a LOT of aspects. Not all, but a LOT. And not even in direct ways, chatGPt has given me confidence in ways a lot of therapists couldn’t figure out, like, by helping me write my resume and cover letters I got over this impossible confidence hump and sort of masked and mirrored the “professional” language ChatGPT used that I wasn’t really capable of, it pointed out skills I had, qualities and stuff that a therapist COULD do but simply didn’t have the time to intensely work directly with me in the way I could interface with GPT.

Having been married to a lawyer who wanted to go into politics with my help, I can say with authority that all lawyers and politicians should have been done away with centuries ago.

I work in the funeral industry. I'm just saying. That's some pretty stable job security.

One thing we have to remember is, no matter what happens, even if you get an artificial general intelligence in a human-like replicated body, it cannot dream or experience out of body travel when entering deep meditation. The future of humanity is looking inward toward consciousness as much as it is outward toward space.

I have found my conversations with GPT4 to be far more insightful and helpful than any session I've ever had with a therapist.

AGI: Why I'm I here? Rick: You pass me butter.

youre describing an era that will be very shortlived before we reach the age of human augmentation

Just as vinyl records saw a resurgence in the digital era human creativity is probably going to become more valuable. As AI-produced art grows more common, the authentic 'human touch' in creative work becomes rarer, and thus, more prized. It's not a rivalry but a dance between AI and human creativity, each with its unique, valuable place in the world of art. The future will value both, with human creativity becoming even more appreciated for its irreplaceable authenticity.

Lack of freedom and privacy is what I'm scared about. Imagine what companies and governments are going to do with this AI technology in their hands.

As an armature photographer, I can tell you with utmost certainty, that is NOT how photos from the 70s look like.

When food is 5 dollars per year, there will be premium nutrient paste that costs more but eases the itching of the cybernetic implants you mortgaged your sleeping pod for.

Seriously thanks for making all of this David. Between you, AI Explained, Ben's Bites, & Matt Wolfe alone, I feel actually equipped to engage/grapple with & respond to this new era we're thrusting into.

A lot of these things are what I think through regularly. I find it really useful to hear you run through your thinking on this - it’s good to gather perspectives.

Dave's uncanny ability to articulate all this content in its lowest common denominator instills a sense of well being that I haven't found elsewhere.

Nurses will be the new doctors during the transition. We'll need someone to gatekeep harmful, addictive drugs and offer human advice/empathy. I wonder if the physicians will gatekeep much like the ADA and AOA currently does with dental and eye care to maintain their monopolies

I’d love to see a video on advice for future parents. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the future of education. It seems like the traditional path of high school to college for a regular career won’t be present in the future if the job economy looks totally different.

We here hope that any AI medical staff will not be programed by Big Pharma to use medicines when other modalities work as well or better and with fewer side effects.

I love how us tech nerds get to live out a scifi movie in our lifetime. hopefully its regulated and uplifts humanity! stay positive guys big change good or bad are coming quick.

The expectation that consumer demand can be sustained without an employed work force relies on implementing a Universal Basic Income (UBI). However, wealth is going to be created and concentrated in those who own and operate the robots. Political power will follow wealth and economic power. This creates a problem: UBI is necessary to sustain demand, but low incentive for government to install and pump up UBI because taxes will be shouldered by the wealthy producers. Result: the bulk of humans will not be consumers of luxury items, which will be priced even higher to balance purchase capability of the massively wealthy (yachts, land, second homes, expensive health care). There will be fewer haves, and many more have nots.

Goddamnit you know it's bad when the walle world looks pretty good