After watching the PBS In the Age of AI documentary, I realized just how much Artificial Intelligence and the internet have begun to take over, and over time will eventually fully change the way the world is as we know it today. While both the internet and artificial intelligence both have positive effects, there are numerous negative effects. The creation of Artificial Intelligence was meant to create a way for humans to spend less time on routine tasks and spend more time doing things that they actually enjoy, being a tool used to enhance human life, not ruin it, which it seems to be on track to do.
Artificial Intelligence has been used and abused by many people around the world. The tool that was created to help is now taking over hundreds of thousands of jobs. When we think of machines taking jobs, we usually think of car manufacturing, assembly lines, or even phone operators. All of which are majority male-dominated roles.
But one danger that not many people think of or talk about is the women-dominated jobs that are being replaced by artificial intelligence. Jobs such as cashiers, fast food workers, and the majority of customer-service-centered industry roles. These roles are single-handedly being taken over by Artificial Intelligence and technology.
I know that when I go to places like Walmart, I probably will not have any customer service interactions while there, and I will also have to shop for my own items, check myself out, and bag my own products. A job that was once completed by a cashier is now being completed by a consumer and technology. If we continue down this path, I am concerned that nobody will have jobs anymore, and more people will succumb to living paycheck-to-paycheck due to the decrease in job security and job demand.
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