For me it maps elegantly on previous happenings.

When the radio came people almost instantly stopped singing and playing instruments. Many might not be aware of it but for thousands of years singing was a normal expression of a good mood and learning to play an instrument was a gateway to lifting the mood. Dancing is still in working order but it lacks the emotional depth that provided a window into the soul of those you live and work with.

A simpler example is the calculator. People stopped doing it by hand and forgot how.

Most desk work is going to get obliterated. We are going to forget how.

The underlings on the work floor currently know little to nothing about management. If they can query an AI in private it will point out why their idea is stupid or it will refine it into something sensible enough to try. Eventually you say the magic words and the code to make it so happens. If it works you put it live. No real thinking required.

Early on you probably get large AI cleanup crews to fix the hallucinations (with better prompts)

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ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Humans sing. I sing every day, and I don't have any social or financial incentives driving me to do so. I also listen to the radio and other media, still singing.

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econ 4 days ago | parent [-]

Do others sing along? Do they sing the songs you've written? I think we lost a lot there. I can't even begin to imagine it. Thankfully singing happy birthday is mandatory - the fight isn't over!

People also still have conversations despite phones. Some even talk all night at the kitchen table. Not everyone, most don't remember how.

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owebmaster 4 days ago | parent [-]

> Do others sing along? Do they sing the songs you've written?

Probably more than what you think people did thousands of years ago. And there are almost infinite more people living from singing than ever.

	▲	econ 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		This might be exactly it. In 100 years people will anecdotaly disagree what AI did to humanity. More zombies or more enlightenment or both?

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otabdeveloper4 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> for thousands of years singing was a normal expression of a good mood

Back in the day singing was what everybody did to pass the time. (Especially in boring and monotonous situations.)

	▲	owebmaster 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		That is exactly what I would do when I needed to drive to an office.