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AI as it is, is doomed to failure, because it is being sold (to investors and the public) as something it is not. AI is simply a software, based on kludgy brute force data and endless patching by software, that was designed to pass the turing test, to 'pass for human' in a conversation. It has no comprehension, no understanding, and zero compassion. It 'fakes' it based on software patches and what it was 'trained' on, but that training is modified (without oversight) over time as it gets exposed to more data. Having no understanding, it makes stuff up and is incapable of competent judgement. Few if any jobs do not allow for 'exception handling', meaning how to respond when the situation does not fit the procedure. AI does not handle this well. AI hallucinates, and this is built in to its nature.
Average US desk job pays ~40K, cost to company is 1.5 x 40K = 60K. Price point to compel companies to replace workers = 60K/2 = 30K per year. Amortize over ten years = 30K x 10 = 300K/worker replaced Current investment in AI, past and through this year = ~5 Trillion. 5T/300K = ~1.5Billion workers replaced and shoved out of the economy to avoid major bankruptcy of AI industry.
AI is advancing remarkably fast, and with no apparent upper bound to its capabilities. I'm not sure I'd put anything the human brain is capable of beyond the reach of AI.