So where are we going now?

Yet another A.I. article, however maybe not so much one around the amazing advancements but a glimpse of a future that could cause trouble. (PS. This was written without any A.I. help so it will probably contain some spelling and grammar errors!)

Yesterday, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, wrote in his blog post some observations on A.I. and the future ahead. ( Three Observations - Sam Altman ) In a nutshell he mentioned that A.I. and its technology is rapidly evolving, even quicker than was predicted twelve months ago. With this acceleration comes major opportunities and significant risks and lastly these changes require a proactive government.

As someone who is passionate about technology and A.I. and trying to apply myself in the forefront of it all I wanted to share my Three Observations that put in hopefully a bit of a reality check to Sam Altman’s blog post as well.

1.?????? A.I. is now accelerating forward without any real breaks in place, this is amazing and great for the short term, especially for those willing to adapt the technology into their workspace and daily lives.

However, in only a few short years from now this will also mean large number of job roles will be taken over by A.I. and the first ones that feel it will be those countries providing menial jobs like Virtual Assistance, Call Centers etc. So poorer nations like India, The Philippines, Vietnam will be the testing grounds for this human replacement technology.

2.?????? The economic and social disruptions will be felt, companies trying to compete without the use of A.I. will have a problem in the next few years. Since A.I. powered companies can do most tasks, quicker, faster and cheaper and eventually better as well. Given my experience of working and operating in the Philippines this disruption will cascade into first layoffs, resulting in many of the unemployed staff to return home or work remotely, which will result in office spaces and condo rentals becoming vacant, resulting in mortgages not being paid and eventually a housing crash.

3.?????? Lastly, the “Proactive Governance” piece. This on paper looks like the right approach, get policies in place that will transition a human powered economy into an A.I. Powered economy. But we all know reality is a whole lot different, each country’s government operates differently but all operate extremely slowly, especially when it comes to radical changes the A.I. will bring to the table. ??

So now what?

I don’t believe there is one single solution for this, however I do think “we” are responsible for preparing ourselves to work and live in an age of A.I. and not be reliant on governments or tech-bros.

The Genie is out of the bottle; governments are too slow to react and currently too busy to compete with each other to be the first at reaching AGI. My advice, as a worker, upskill yourself, learn about A.I. Workflow agents, for example using n8n or go deeper with GPTs and become an expert prompter. For business owners, accept A.I. and adapt your business and your team to stay in the race.

Lastly, I wanted to share an interesting take on a worst-case scenario when it comes to A.I. narrated by Stephen Fry

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