What will life be like when no person, regardless of intelligence, can ever command the most knowledge about a particular subject?
This is just one of the realities our children and grandchildren will face as we enter the age of Artificial Intelligence, changing the definition of excellence and accomplishment.
Writing in The Free Press, two AI adopters say AI will usher in a profound identity crisis. Tyler Cowen, an economist and heavy user of AI, and Avital Balwit of Anthropic (creator of the AI Claude), say humans have to change to protect themselves from the 'demoralization' that AI models will bring with them.
How will we stay relevant? Here are some of their answers:
– Hands on work. At least in the time before robots do the heavy lifting everywhere, blue-collar work (carpenters, gardeners, handymen) will be the most valuable workers.
– Inspiration. People who can supply inspiration, from coaches to entertainers, will thrive.
– Charisma. People will need to greet, charm, flatter, attract followings.
– Meaning from human-only spaces, social connections, hobbies, leisure, art, family.
