Comedian and late-night TV legend Jon Stewart has had enough of AI industry leaders making bombastic claims about how the tech will solve anything from climate change to genetic diseases — while celebrating the demise of the human job market.," Stewart took AI tech CEOs to task, accusing them of making "false promises" about AI by painting a picture of a "utopian life without drudgery.
His comments are a sobering reflection on an increasingly dire situation. While AI leaders, including the likes of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, have repeatedly underplayed the possibility of having AI replace human workers en masse, we've already seen a troubling trend emerge, with companies opting to"It's about productivity," Stewart said derisively.
"So while we wait for this thing to cure diseases and solve climate change," he argued, "it’s replacing us in the workforce — not in the future, but now."