I have great respect for Mr. Manyika's accolades and contributions to the conversation, but excessive nodding and 'right, right' when the other person is talking does not an enjoyable interview make.
Blind optimism about the successes and efficacy of this technology in some of the most vulnerable fields is naivety at best, and reckless disinformation at it's worst. Even as it's described, it counts only the top experts in journalism as valued members of their profession. I don't intend to say that the most vulnerable and creative fields will be able to avoid the cataclysmic shift that AI will inevitably impress upon countless industries. It will. And it isn't likely to be stopped. There were a lot of sour whalers when people found that burning kerosene was an easier way to light your home. A lot of jobs will be replaced by "Ai" and automation. No fighting it. It's happening, and isn't inherently bad. But the way these muppets are trying to explain it to the public, like it's nothing to worry about, and pretending deepfakes and the like are the only threat to communal information is poor and shameful journalism. "Ai" isn't like the ATMs threat to bank tellers. It's a replacing of so many similar jobs. The internet progressed society in many ways and the capacity to rapidly communicate, "Ai" shrinks parts of society to be automated and reduces the need for human cooperation.
