[seberino]

Not sure that is warranted. AI will create exciting changes to society for the better. These times are uncertain but certainly not depressing.

[plastic-enjoyer]

I don't doubt this, however, the question is if AI will do this in our life-time. The industrialization has led to prosperity in the long term, but initially it led primarily to the proletarianization of the people. Are you willing to accept a devaluation of your skills and a decline in your prosperity so that in 50 to 100 years there is a chance that AI will lead to a better future?

[macbem]

No one is going to ask if you're willing to accept this - it's simply going to happen whether we like it or not.

[SCdF]

I don't think with any confidence we can say it will be for the better. Or at least, not on balance for the better.

[jimbokun]

AI companies are not even pretending they will improve society.

They are promising CEOs they can eliminate their workforce to increase profits. For people working for a wage it’s all downside, no upside.

[thtmnisamnstr]

Uncertainty is frequently a contributor to depression. Uncertainty is one of the most reliable stress triggers, which, over prolonged periods of time, especially when paired with low perceived control, is a direct path to increased depression. So if something is uncertain, it is often depressing as well.

[skeeter2020]

I think we can assume it will create disruption, but by definition this is both positive and negative for different individuals & dimensions, and it is small solace if society improves while your life languishes or declines - this is just what's happened to a generation of young males in the US and is having huge repercussions. I think you're right to suggest the goal is to avoid letting the uncertainity make you depressed, but that does not automatically make it so of everyone.

[jimbokun]

It’s positive if you are already wealthy, negative if you have to work for a living.

[Towaway69]

Is that AI generated by any chance? Seems like an AI crystal ball that you're looking into.

It's fine to have that opinion, but please frame as an opinion or else give me the lotto numbers for next week if you can predict the future that accurately.

[cess11]

"AI will create exciting changes to society for the better"

Why are you certain of this?

[bovermyer]

Prove your assertion.

[vrighter]

it is depressing to me for exactly the same reason