The Goal Of AI...

Dear S.Q., In 2019, my dad lost his GM job after 40 years when they closed their Michigan plant. They offered an insulting retirement package. He was devastated -no warning, no compensation for loyalty or respect. Now my husband is facing mayor layoffs in the aerospace industry, but this time, he's the one that's obsolete. AI scares me. 

Dearie, GM's bankruptcy was one of the largest in U.S. history, partly due to unsustainable retirement and health care benefits, and poor decisions to continue gas-guzzlers. Restructuring failed with electric and self-driving, autonomous vehicles. 

Today, according to "AI Overview" (beware of the source, and the doublespeak) major corps are "actively upskilling their current workforces to transition into artificial intelligence roles and adapt to AI-driven operations." The Google overview notes that Northrop Grumman "provides foundational AI training courses to every single employee across the country," (much too little, much too late).  AI concludes, "The absolute end result of AI is not necessarily to eliminate human interaction, but rather to shift where and how humans interact with technology and each other." NOT NECESSARILY TO ELIMINATE HUMAN INTERACTION" Now if this doesn't scare the bejesus our of you, it should. -SQ