AI and the Paradox of Self-Replacing Workers | Madison Mohns

AI and the Paradox of Self-Replacing Workers | Madison Mohns | TED

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As companies introduce AI into the workplace to increase productivity, an uncomfortable paradox is emerging: people are often responsible for training the very systems that might displace them. AI ethics advocate Madison Mohns presents three leadership principles to embrace technological progress while prioritizing your coworkers' well-being - paving the way for a future where AI enhances human potential.
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@janalgos

This talk could have been summarized in one sentence: "Let the AIs replace you, and help them replace others because you'll surely find something else to do once you're replaced"

@petthepizza

The problem has never been technological innovation but rather who benefits from those innovations. Under our current organization of the economy, such innovations will always be used to displace workers in order to decrease wage related expenses and increase profits. This serves to overall stifle the desire to pursue innovation because it always comes with the implication that it will replace workers. The economy needs to be reorganized in a way where workers have more say in all aspects of the enterprise, whether it be through unions, co-ops, etc.

@gregbors8364

Look at “futurist” videos from the 1950’s, predicting an utopian future where everyone would have their needs taken care of with only a ten-hour workweek because of automation. Of course, that didn’t happen, but a lot of people ended up with zero-hour workweeks due to automation, with corresponding zero-dollar paychecks.

@growingrobin

Somehow this format feels more like a sales pitch than a TED talk…

@djdedan

Funny how they never offer up AI replacing management. You know the one occupation that should literally be data driven. Anyway just a thought, have a nice day.

@raphaelzep

"I get to go to my trusted team, who i've worked with for years, look them in the eyes and pitch them on training the very systems that might displace them."

@realisticrae6946

Really down playing AI capabilities. Corporate greed doesn't care about saving a position for you. Add that with AI, which doesn't have needs or compassion.

@garcipat

This is not a paradox but a dilemma.

@fetB

humans have also half the world live under the poverty line and even in the first world is faced with many problems. Also never in our known history, have we faced the kind of technological advancement, which mind you, isnt bad, but it requires a complete rethinking of what kind of economic system should be introduced

@salasart

Sadly I don't think tech bros are thinking about what they SHOULD do, instead they are focused on how much they COULD or CAN do

@joewilder

Perhaps the way to solve the problems is to give everyone equity in the company. That way, even if people are replaced, they end up with greater rewards.

@ChrisBarringer

“Arxhitects of our own progress “

@Zerobob26

AI and machines replacing workers is inevitable. What needs to change is the need for people to work to survive.

@CowboyOdie

I don't know about AI taking jobs, but a 60-second AI summary of this video would be nice.

@michaelnelson7240

When they say don’t worry about it , you should be worried . They just want an easy transition you out replacement in less work for them if your doing your own job elimination

@mikebrough3434

Re-skilling might allow you to hang on to 25% of your current team but that's an example of the law of diminishing returns. And what about the other 75%?

@piku5637

We desperately need a worker/consumer co-op economy and strong unions.

@asmosisyup2557

Companies usually take the route of reducing costs over finding ways to utilize what they have better, as it's a simpler process. Why let people work less hours to do the same amount of work when you can force less employees to do even MORE work because they are under more threat of unemployment?

@piku5637

We seriously need UBI and UBH.