There’s no doubt about it, AI can be scary. Anyone who says they aren’t at least a little bit worried is probably very brave, very stupid, or a liar. It makes total sense because the unknown is always frightening, and when it comes to AI, there are a lot of unknowns. How exactly does it work? Why can’t we explain certain phenomena like hallucinations? And perhaps most importantly, what impact is it going to have on our lives and society? Many of these fears have solidified into debates around particular aspects of AI—its impact on human jobs, creativity or intellectual property rights, for example. And those involved often make it clear that the potential implications are terrifying. So here I will overview what I have come to see as some of the biggest fears. These are potential outcomes of the AI revolution that no one wants to see, but we can’t be sure they aren’t lurking around the corner…

1. Impact On Jobs
   One of the most pressing fears, and perhaps the one that gets the most coverage, is that huge swathes of us will be made redundant by machines that are cheaper to run than human workers.

Having robots do all the work for us sounds great, but in reality, most people need a job to earn a living. Some evangelize about a post-scarcity economy where robot labor creates an abundance of everything we need, but this is highly theoretical. What’s real is that workers in fields as diverse as software engineering, voice acting and graphic design are already reportedly being replaced. Fueling this fear is that while international bodies and watchdogs like the WEF have issued warnings about the potential threat, governments have been slow to come out with plans for a centralized, coordinated response.

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