Al—Between the Hype and the Happening |
AI hype might be overblown.
New developments in AI are just one more wave in human-technology co-evolution.
We've been at similar junctures before with Y2K and nanotechnology.
Have you ever had the experience of wading in the ocean and seeing a huge, incoming wave that makes you want to run for the shore? You generally have two options: make a break for it or duck dive under the wave to avoid the worst of its turbulence.
But sometimes, something unexpected happens: That huge wave dies down to almost nothing by the time it reaches you. Could something like this happen with AI?
Is AI a tsunami or just another wave?
We've all been hearing the dire predictions for a couple of years now: AI will replace humans in several industries like customer service, finance, law, and marketing, as well as in real estate and sales in general. Students and industry professionals alike won't need to know how to write or even think, since GPTs will happily do it for them.
If most of us are replaced by AI and no longer need to work,........