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America, home of AI, counts its winners, frets about its losers
So far, the jobs picture has remained relatively sanguine in the US, but there are stirrings of unease.
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Rising corporate earnings and “reduced headcount” from AI adoption will not benefit everyone, says the writer.
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People tell me – and I agree – that I’m one of the “winners” from the rapid advance of artificial intelligence.
Being retired, I no longer have to worry about my job, or adapting to AI’s disruptive effects in academia. My stock-based retirement portfolio is booming due to the AI investor frenzy. I live far from the massive data centres under construction whose adverse environmental impacts spawn widespread protests. And as a consumer, including of knowledge (as in preparing this article), I stand to benefit from the productivity improvements already resulting from AI.
