The Big AI Conundrum: Productivity Booster or Job Killer
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 5 Jan 2024
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- 2
- Australian
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- 8 Mar 2025, 01:04 pm
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One year on from the advent of generative AI system ChatGPT, big questions remain about the risks and rewards of embedding the cutting-edge technology in Australia.
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This article explores the dual nature of generative AI, particularly systems like ChatGPT, as both enhancing productivity and presenting potential threats to job markets. Focusing on the Australian context, the piece raises concerns and debates about how embedding such technology could reshape workforce dynamics. The discussion includes perspectives from industry experts and technology entrepreneurs who embrace AI tools for their efficiency in daily tasks. However, the article does not deeply engage with existential or catastrophic AI risks, focusing instead on economic and employment implications. It offers a valuable perspective on local AI adoption but does not substantially address global AI governance or safety policy frameworks.
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John KehoeEconomics editorUpdatedJan 5, 2024 – 11.18am,first published at10.08amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginAustralian technology entrepreneur Anthony Goldbloom is embracing the artificial intelligence revolution.Every working day, he uses ChatGPT to speedily undertake tasks such as coding and building charts from his home office in San Francisco.Loading...SaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIProductivityAnalysisPerspectiveAFR WeekendWorkforce SummitJohn KehoeEconomics editorJohn Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury.Connect withJohnonTwitter.EmailJohnatjkehoe@afr.comFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upSally Patten and Lap PhanThe four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersEugenie KellyThis machine can bring out the creative streak you never knew you hadThis data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family officePrimrose RiordanVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions