AI-nxiety, or the fear of losing your job because of ChatGPT

AI nxiety or the fear of losing your job because of

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    Faced with the ChatGPT surge, many people feel helpless. Many professions would thus be threatened, provoking a new form of anxiety in some people, directly linked to this artificial intelligence.

    If the anxiety related to the development of new technologies and a certain form of artificial intelligence is not new, the ChatGPT surge changes the situation considerably. This anxiety linked to artificial intelligence raises serious concerns, despite the promise also to create new jobs. Today, ChatGPT gives rise to a feeling of anxiety, including among people with degrees and recognized experience. From employees to managers, no one feels safe from being “replaced” by an artificial intelligence one day. We then speak of AI-nxiety.

    Due to its performance and its constant evolution, ChatGPT is increasingly frightening certain professions, whose know-how could one day be, entirely or in part, adopted by this intelligent conversational robot. And it is not the development of competing technologies, by Google and others, that will appease the doubts.

    The irony is that ChatGPT itself can now list the trades directly threatened by its striking power. This includes people responsible for entering data (speed and accuracy), editing or translating text, managing accounts, carrying out market research, arranging trips, moderating online content or ‘Write articles ! Even the work of a recruiter today can be directly threatened by artificial intelligence.

    Some sectors are already affected by the phenomenon, starting with the media, where more and more newsrooms (Buzzfeed, Wiored, Bild, etc.) are integrating content created by artificial intelligence.

    Conversely, there are still many professions that artificial intelligence cannot (yet) replace, from artists to police officers, including surgeons and midwives.

    It is clear that with each new technological advance, men have naturally feared for their future and their ability to keep their jobs. This form of anxiety actually dates back to the 18th century and the development of the first “machines” intended to replace workers, especially in textile factories. In the 20th century, the appearance of computers caused the same fear. Today, it is therefore the turn of artificial intelligence to arouse great fears.

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