AI Jobpocalypse: How Tech Like ChatGPT Will Impact Your Life by 2030 and What to Do About It

Overview

Explore the potential impact of AI technologies like ChatGPT on employment and society by 2030 in this comprehensive 52-minute video. Delve into the historical context of technological revolutions, examine current AI capabilities and limitations, and analyze labor market trends. Investigate who's at risk for automation, discuss the economic implications of job displacement, and consider philosophical perspectives on work and idleness. Learn about post-scarcity mindsets, tax policy changes, and potential societal responses to AI-driven job disruption. Gain insights into balancing technological progress with human well-being and discover strategies for navigating the evolving job landscape in the age of AI.

Syllabus

- Introduction, Patreon, and Mailing List
- AI & You
- Context: What is going on with AI today?
- Why now? What's changed?
- Frictionless Usability + Flexibility
- ChatGPT Limitations
- ChatGPT Strengths
- Pivot to Data and Trends
- Industrial Revolution & Steam Engine
- Agricultural Revolution - Tech Destroyed Farm Jobs
- Post-War Boom Jobs Growth
- Information Age - New Job Categories
- Exponential Population Growth as a Driver of Economic Growth
- "Tech always creates new jobs!"
- Economic Compaction & Carrying Capacity
- Aggregate Jobs Lost - Total Labor Force Participation Rate
- NEETs & NILFs
- Who's at risk for automation?
- Jobs Lost to Automation
- Why not hire humans?
- What's Next? What can we do?
- Idleness, Neoliberalism, and Protestant Ethics
- Post-scarcity & Hyper-abundance Mindset
- Top Marginal Tax Rates Cratered
- Nihilism: A Dystopian Philosophy
- Postnihilism: A Utopian Philosophy
- Make the Grain Dole Cool Again
- Striking a Balance