We must examine historical technological revolutions to determine the impact the AI revolution will have on human life. When human beings initially discovered farming techniques and began domesticating animals, nomadic lifestyles were replaced by civilization, creating a world where most people farmed. For thousands of years, most human toiled the land as farmers, and the success of civilizations was dependent on the fertility of the land.
The next huge wave of technological innovation ushered the agricultural revolution, where advancements in …show more content…
We currently reside in the aftermaths of this revolution, and the next technological wave, the AI revolution, will once again dismantle human jobs and challenge conventional ways of life. But this time, it may make most human labor obsolete, and may create a society where most people don 't work.
In order to fully understand the impact AI technology will have on jobs, we need to first understand jobs: what are they, and how are they created? Dictionaries define jobs as "a paid position of regular employment; a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid." Payment indicates there is a person offering money in exchange for another person 's work and effort to complete a task. In other words, jobs are created when someone requires another human being to perform a