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Artificial intelligence will not replace creatives. It will make them more valuable. Here’s why
🤖 Economics | The robots aren’t coming
Artificial intelligence has people on edge. Some folks think it’ll take over the world and enslave us. Others think it’ll liberate us from the drudgery of work—a new Renaissance. But, as with most things, the likely outcome is somewhere in between. Clever computers will make us more productive. And they’ll eliminate much of the introductory grunt work that interns and new recruits do. Law firms, for example, won’t need to hire many new graduates to sift through precedents. Medical offices won’t need as many doctors as machines will do diagnostics faster, cheaper, and more accurately.
Few people are more worried than creatives. Painters, writers, and musicians alike are scared that robots are coming for their jobs. However, if they’re good, they needn’t worry. Artificial intelligence will make manmade art more valuable. It’ll become more niche and specialised instead of totally replaced. Creative output will become a symbol of luxury.
Computers will…