Is improvement of disappearing tasks progress: When there is a possibility that 90% of the tasks T that people perform will disappear due to a certain technology X, is it considered “development” to increase the efficiency with which people perform task T by 10%?

gpt.icon Redistribution of human resources:. - The remaining 10% = work that requires creative and advanced thinking - Improving this efficiency is progress if the task is sustainable and important. - Complementary to, rather than replacing, traditional work methods

Human hands are added for final quality assurance.

  • Improved efficiency = improved quality

Symbiosis with Technology:.

  • Remaining 10% = Improvement of human-technology interface
nishio.icon - [[Low resolution]] of "Task T." - I'm on "Task T" [They put it in a jar and mix it up. - Even if 90% of it disappears, the remaining 10% has value.

relevance - If you can’t do what an AI can’t do, you are considered less valuable than an AI.


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