In the work force, the implementation of forms of A.I. is inevitable. Technical jobs or processes that are mainly described as, “patterns” like security procedures, getting into the office door, logging into computers, can all be developed, performed and well maintained by A.I.
Take tech company Three Square Market (32M). The majority of employees have had RFID implants injected between the thumb and forefinger. These implants serve for many functions that ease the staff work including password storage and personal security and access to facilities and tools without having that annoying keycard all the time. All these things, as little or minor as they appear, are in the big picture factors for the increase of speed and efficiency of people’s work. In the future, we will most likely get to see easier ways of paying, unlocking doors, using phones, boarding flights, all within our satisfactory reach. And while the idea is cool, and appears to be something that could improve our life-style, it also comes with a lot of grey areas.
These gray areas are all summed up into one word: Privacy. All these passwords, codes, keys, numbers, that you hold at your reach is indeed closer to you but at the reach of everyone else so the information could easily be taken out of you by forceful means, or used against you. It could be scanned or replicated, much like when you get sudden withdraws from your debit card or midnight credit purchases. But those two things take research and time meanwhile ripping your cellphone out of someone else´s hand is not as intellectually challenging
Furthermore, this privacy issue also looks into spying. We know that every-day-use hardware and software usage is traceable nowadays. Your internet usage, your phone, your car, you. And we always have those things with us, meaning that we are ever after susceptible to corporate tracking and surveillance every single minute of every single day.
It could be the absolute end of privacy. Employers could find you at any time of the day, Stalkers could eventually know your routine, and government will always know what you do in your beloved intimacy, a word which would most obviously disappear from dictionaries.
Moreover, besides its harm to privacy and information, AI is known for its possible responsibility over the loss of jobs, which number is staggering. According to a study compiled by McKinsey Global Institute, a worst case scenario of 800 million jobs worldwide could be lost to automation by 2030. In the US alone, between 39 and 73 million jobs are at threat of automation, which equates to around a third of the workforce.
Hopefully this situation of high scale automation will create new jobs and refine existing roles. Workers will also be able to switch careers, thing that is not absolutely feasible or encouraged and if done, will create a total chaos in the job market since some jobs will be drowned by demand meanwhile others choke to death by lack of it. It is predicted that only the individuals in higher income jobs will be more able to adapt to the changing market, while demand for the middle and low-skill occupations will decline.
So how do millions live without a job? Should we adapt? Should we fight against it? Share your opinions and stay tuned.
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