Artificial intelligence probably won’t take your job, but someone using it might.
Creative destruction, an economic concept coined by economist Arthur Schumpeter, is when new concepts destroy jobs, such as automobiles replacing horse-drawn carriages or part-time Uber drivers taking the jobs of taxi drivers, or the internet destroying the jobs of travel agents, cable TV, and many local retail stores.
Artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, Grok, or Claude, can help you research but it drastically falls flat when given complex tasks. Moreover, it is often wrong and even hallucinates and fabricates things.
And even if AI does take your job, you can probably find a better one. Self-checkouts can free cashiers to help customers directly, something at which AI and machines often fail.
Machines outperform humans at repetitive tasks that require little brainpower. We should lean into our creative strengths, something that artificial intelligence can’t replicate. As people using AI might destroy white-collar office jobs, those people should lean into their skills and creativity.
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AI can help you think, but don’t replace your brain with it. The Wall Street Journal outsourced AI to run its vending machine, and reported that it lost hundreds of dollars, gave away a free Playstation and ordered a live fish.
AI isn’t smart. It’s a tool that you should use to work better and faster. And it’ll even do terrible things, like convince vulnerable people to kill themselves.
In short, AI can’t replace a human brain. Use AI to complete menial tasks and carve time to use your brain to do things that artificial intelligence can’t. Use it so you can spend more time with the people and things you love.
