I keep hearing that AI will make workers more productive.
But the part I don’t understand is this:
If one employee can now do the work of three people, why is the default outcome usually:
- fire two people
- keep the same workload
- give the remaining person more pressure
- send the savings upward
Why isn’t the obvious outcome:
- shorter work weeks
- higher wages
- lower prices
- more time off
- better services
It feels like AI is being sold to the public as “everyone will be more productive,” but implemented by companies as “we need fewer humans.”
Maybe I’m missing something, but productivity gains only feel like progress if normal people share in them.
Otherwise it’s not really “AI helping workers.”
It’s just automation being used as a layoff machine.
Do you think AI will actually improve life for workers, or will it mostly just increase profits while making jobs more insecure?
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