'That doesn't sound good': Jon Stewart unveils most alarming risk of artificial intelligence and its implications on job security
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jon Stewart is skeptical about the grand promises made by tech CEOs regarding the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to address significant challenges like climate change and disease eradication.
On 'The Daily Show' aired Monday night, Stewart showcased Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg using AI to make toast for breakfast, prompting Stewart's incredulous response: "Are you out of your mind?" Stewart emphasized his ability to make toast manually, questioning the prioritization of such trivial tasks over pressing global issues.
Jon Stewart calls for focus on critical issues amid AI advances
“See, here’s the thing. Toast, I can make. I can make toast. It might be the only technology we have that works pretty much every time. I’ll tell you what: Why don’t you get to work on curing the diseases and the climate change, and we’ll hold down the fort on toast,” he added.
However, Stewart's concern lies beyond toast-making capabilities; it extends to the impact of AI on employment opportunities. He highlighted how emerging technologies tend to replace human workers, citing statements from tech leaders inadvertently acknowledging this reality.
Concerns mount over AI's impact on job security and societal welfare
For instance, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna admitted that AI would enable achieving the same workload with fewer employees.
Stewart expressed unease about this trend, commenting, "That doesn’t sound good. Same work done with fewer people. Not a math guy, but I think fewer means less." He labeled the promise of AI as a "bait and switch," cautioning against its implications on job security and societal welfare.
Social media voices concerns
Social media users express apprehension over AI's role in replacing high-paying positions and question the motives behind tech CEOs' messages.
One user wrote, "The worst thing by now is that AI is replacing high-paid jobs rather than risky low-paid ones, so those CEOs' messages are clear: we only want cheap human slaves, not respected professionals."
Another added, "If they said AI can now replace all CEO's of companies so that they can run better. It would be a different tune they would be singing."
One user commented, "AI should first replace CEOs ... their job is pretty easily replaceable by a general talking head."
Another replied, "We need to talk more about how a Fox News anchor accused a CEO of being greedy. THINK ABOUT THAT."
One wrote, '"AI is the most important tech in centuries" Jarvis:"your toast is ready."
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