I’ll admit I
enjoy AI artwork. It’s the stuff of fantasy. I find it fascinating and
intriguing.
A friend told
me AI is going to eventually replace workers, and most people will be thrown
out of a job.
I told her
to look on the bright side and remember our ages, when the big takeover
happens, we’ll probably be dead or close to it. -- Although this is happening
already! Self-check-out is here and I detest it!
I still
resent the fact that I’m forced to pump my own gas. I loathe having to touch
that germy handle. Growing up this was a job for station attendants who also
checked your oil & tire pressure, as well as cleaned your windshield.
Nowadays, everything is more expensive with worse customer service.
Not long
ago, I was presented with a special offer. AI could narrate my books for a
reduced price. There was only one catch! The AI would have trouble with foreign
words or phrases. So I had to decline.
In the two
novels I’d have chosen: The first, the main character goes to Germany to solve
a decades old mystery. The second, the lead character is a wealthy divorcee who
is well traveled. AI would have a fit with these, especially the first one!
This in
mind, I noticed something goofy in a YouTube video I was watching about WWII.
The narrator referred to the German “Wehrmacht” as Vermont! Also 1945 was
pronounced 1,945! Who talks like that? Certainly not a human being!
Recently, I
hired a plumber, and we were discussing AI. I told him not to worry; his job
was safe. He said he was concerned for his sons. He wanted them to be
businessmen not plumbers.
By the time
his sons are grown, plumbers will probably be making more money than doctors!
And their services are hardly cheap now! Doctors will be easier to replace. AI
can diagnose illnesses and robots can perform surgery. But I can’t see them
doing plumbing.
I’ve read
poetry written by a computer and it was laughable. The plumber pointed out that
AI has already taken jobs away from humans by narrating books & videos.
Sadly, I can’t argue with that!
Plus, we’re
still in the early stages, computers are only going to be getting smarter.
