What AI might be taking away isn't jobs, but 'jobs for growth' — In the AI era, we humans #6.5 Philosophy of work and parenting × Generative AI × Digging with ChatGPT

The transformation of work in the AI era has already begun

Before generative AI takes away jobs, it is embedding itself into parts of our work

AI will take away our jobs.

When we hear that, we imagine a distant future.

Self-driving cars will become widespread, and there will be no more drivers.

AI will write code, and there will be no more engineers.

AI will create text, images, and music, and there will even be no more creators.

However, the transformation of work by AI is not

a story about a future that will arrive someday.

It has already begun.

AI handles the initial response to inquiries,

and only those that cannot be resolved are passed on to human operators.

Engineers have

generative AI create drafts and revisions of code.

Drafts of text,

ideas for images,

and musical compositions as well.

We have become able to create together with generative AI.

Me:

People talk about a future where AI takes our jobs,

but it's not even a story about the future anymore, is it?

AI:

In many jobs already,

AI is handling parts of the process.

Me:

Things like initial responses to inquiries

are already handled by AI as a matter of course.

Only the things that slip through that

get passed on to human operators.

AI:

Before jobs disappear entirely,

the division of labor is starting to change.

It is not about whether humans or AI are superior

Just because AI can draw manga,

it doesn't necessarily mean it can produce works like 'Dragon Ball' or 'ONE PIECE' on its own.

Even if self-driving becomes a reality,

all the judgments and responsibilities involved in driving

will not disappear from humans in that instant.

The issue is not whether humans or AI are superior.

AI is entering the workplace, and

the processes handled by humans are beginning to change.

The AI era is not something that is coming in the future.

It has already begun from within our work.

When you think about it that way,

it doesn't feel like just a scary story.

By AI entering into human work,

we might even be able to give shape to things we had previously given up on due to a lack of time.

With generative AI, those at the forefront of their work will become even stronger

The benefits of the AI era are greater for those who already possess ability

As the things AI can do increase,

human value will become averaged out.

Anyone can write text.

Anyone can create images.

Anyone can generate code.

Some might imagine such a future.

However, in reality, the opposite can also happen.

Generative AI accelerates trial and error in creation

Right now, those with sufficient experience

can go even further using AI.

Engineers think about design and strategy,

and leave the drafting of code and testing to AI.

Manga artists create stories and storyboards,

and have AI assist with parts of the backgrounds and finishing touches.

Musicians think about melodies and chord progressions,

and test multiple arrangement ideas with AI.

AI shortens the distance between imagination and giving it form.

You can compare ideas that you couldn't try before due to time or cost constraints as many times as you like.

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Me:

Just because AI can draw pictures,

it doesn't mean manga artists will become unnecessary.

AI:

The story, composition, direction,

and even what the reader feels,

are not automatically guaranteed.

Me:

Actually, if a top-tier manga artist uses AI,

the number of compositions and developments they can try will increase all at once.

AI:

While AI lowers the hurdle to giving something form,

it also increases the number of trials for those who already have the ability.

The possibility that technology and culture will flourish through AI

Current experts will become even stronger through AI.

Someone who could only produce one thing a year

will be able to try three or four.

Works that were in their heads,

but were given up on due to lack of time or manpower,

might finally be released into the world.

Technology, art, and culture

will flourish at a speed faster than ever before.

This seems like a fairly bright future.

I myself

am looking forward to such an era a little bit.

However.

Once I thought that far,

I noticed one strange thing.

Assuming the current top-tier can use AI to go even further,

then where will the next top-tier