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simmol t1_jdot55b wrote

Reply to comment by 1714alpha in ChatGPT is about to revolutionize the economy. We need to decide what that looks like. New large language models will transform many jobs. Whether they will lead to widespread prosperity or not is up to us. - MIT technology review by HorrorCharacter5127

I think there would still be tangential benefits but many of these benefits are quickly taken for granted. For example, let's say that the LLM can eventually do all the time-consuming tasks (e.g. ordering food, finding hotels, talking to customer service) that you had to do yourself previously. It is a clear benefit, right? But after a while, we just take this for granted and won't even see it as a clear benefit anymore. Is that us being spoiled or just the psychology of human beings?

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1714alpha t1_jdovpbj wrote

You can rest assured that absolutely none of those tangential benefits will translate directly into lessened work load, fewer working hours for the same pay, better working conditions, better benefits, or really anything else that would make working life less miserable for most people.

It might save you a couple of clicks when ordering a pizza, though. So we've got that going for us. Which is nice.

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