At first you might think AI systems like ChatGPT will make us all dumb and unimaginative because we can outsource things to the AI. But how is this different than a child learning to write a good five paragraph essay? a teacher will give you examples and correct your bad text. Likewise a spell checker shows you all of your misspelled words and eventually you will learn those words and do not misspell them - but only if you write frequently. People who rarely do math might use a calculator for simple multiplications that others who routinely need that answer learn to do in their heads. If you area plumber who needs to write a letter, ChatGPT will put you on par with an English major on those occasions you need to be elequent, and an English major can avoid some routine plumbing problems by asking ChatGPT why their sink is gurgling. Anyone writing a book can now generate an evocative cover image for their first self published novel without having a publisher taking a cut, and perhaps also an AI editor to help them write better; but to become a professional author they will need to internalize the advice and be able to recognize when the AI is wrong. In short, many people will lose their jobs doing bullshit work, and eventually find better jobs doing less bullshitty work with the help of machines.

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