One of the most prominent lessons we are about to learn in the coming decades is that there are some things we're meant to do by ourselves. Of course technology has made our lives way better compared to previous generations, but the rapid pace of development means that some have stopped thinking about the potential drawbacks and flaws of having life a little too oversimplified.
Yes with the development of technology and AI comes new jobs and new roles. We are probably never going to stop working as a species, even when we may not have use for it. This is because, as it has been very well documented - our jobs provide us some sort of purpose for our lives that certainly leaves us far more satisfied with live than not having any direction. That said, AI threatens this at the foundational level. We are probably in for a shocker over the coming decades because of this simple reason.
AI threatens to rob us of our ability to think. Despite the numerous areas that technology has improved our lives and treatened to take our jobs away, you always got the feeling that there was a way out. How do you address the issue though of losing the ability to think and actively decipher for ourselves. It is very well proven that more and more people are turning to AI from simple articles to even research papers. It gets to a point where it'll make those who think for themselves and put in the effort look stupid because as it develops it will be like an unfair man Vs machine fight.
While I don't think the battle has yet been decided, I think AI currently has a clear upper hand on the direction we're taking going into the future. I think we'll get to a point where the only application of our own thoughts/effort will be on how best to combine the different AI solutions that we're offered. It is a scary thought, but maybe 50 years from now people will look back and laugh and those of us who panicked.
Or maybe the machines will finally take over.