In the 1980s, economist Robert Solow made an observation that reminded economists of today’s AI boom: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”
Well that’s a lie. ai has demonstratively reduced productivity. Managers have layed off employees thinking that ai will adequately replace them, and the remaining employees being forced to use ai hate it.
Well that’s a lie. ai has demonstratively reduced productivity. Managers have layed off employees thinking that ai will adequately replace them, and the remaining employees being forced to use ai hate it.