AI will be net super-humanizing long-term despite short-term substitution effects.

AI will be net super-humanizing long-term despite short-term substitution effects. | So I I I don't accept the premise that there will be any sort of permanent loss of essential skills due to AI automation. I do think that there is a a short-term substitution effect where AI drives down the cost of various skills or or various tasks, but over the long term, I expect AI automation to be net superhumanizing.

So I I I don't accept the premise that there will be any sort of permanent loss of essential skills due to AI automation. I do think that there is a a short-term substitution effect where AI drives down the cost of various skills or or various tasks, but over the long term, I expect AI automation to be net superhumanizing.

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