Discourse Blog

Share this post
I'm Okay With AI Taking This One Specific Job, Actually
www.discourseblog.com

I'm Okay With AI Taking This One Specific Job, Actually

Chat GPT can beep boop its little robotic heart out on this one.

Rafi Schwartz
Jan 24
16
2
Share this post
I'm Okay With AI Taking This One Specific Job, Actually
www.discourseblog.com
Photo by Stuart William Macgladrie/Fairfax Media via Getty Images

As frequent readers of Discourse Blog may know, I have not been particularly impressed by the recent glut of AI chat programs that are constantly pitched as the next big thing in our slow swirl down the dystopian toilet bowl. This isn’t because I’m some sort of neo-Luddite, or all that worried about the “robots are coming to take your jobs” drumbeat that seems to grow louder with each new wave of bot-centric media hype. I just think that they all kind of stink. There’s an initial novelty, sure, but after a little while they prove themselves to be about as useful — and entertaining — as a plunger without a handle.

Share

Or so I thought until this week, when I found a single instance in which I am 100% okay with AI chatbots taking over for human beings. I haven’t come to this conclusion lightly. I’ve examined the issue from multiple angles, weighed the pros and cons, considered the implications of what I’m advocating for, and ultimately my mind is made up: I think it’s perfectly fine for chatbots to replace graduates of the University of Pennsylvania’s vaunted Wharton Business School MBA program.

Here are the facts, as I see them.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Discourse Blog to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
Previous
Next
© 2023 Discourse Blog Inc.
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing