Why AI's effectiveness doesn't matter: A labor force perspective
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Summary
The article argues that debates about whether LLMs and AI actually "work" for specific applications are irrelevant. The author contends that regardless of individual utility, the widespread adoption and deployment of AI should primarily be viewed as a threat to the labor force. The function of a system is its output, and the real concern is how AI deployment impacts workers, not whether the technology is effective in narrow use cases.
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The function of a system is its output, and no matter what utility individuals find in the tech, the widespread adoption and deployment should be considered and regarded firstly as a threat to the labor force.
There are about a thousand and one debates about the ecology of AI, the ethics of AI, the governance of AI.
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