Both you and me!

I have spent a mother truck load of time researching both camps because my wife and I have a retail bricks and mortar store. I have been looking ways to construct an outline of what our local economy looks like in 2030-32. The idea is to work backwards from there for planning purposes. The narratives around the negative economic impacts of AI for the “regular” folk seem to be the dominant ones. I am in New Zealand and I also keep an eye on Australian economic data. I am currently not convinced there are any optimistic indicators to either create, buy or expand a traditional retail business. More importantly, listen to any interview with Roman Yampolskiy re AI safety and the big picture is bleak.