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AI wave compared to internet birth, but with different outcomes

The current AI wave is being compared to the dawn of the internet, but some observers believe the trajectory is different. Unlike the early internet which fostered decentralization and job creation, the current AI trend appears to be leading towards increased job losses and a more centralized technological landscape. AI

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IMPACT Raises questions about AI's societal impact, contrasting its potential for job displacement and centralization with the internet's historical role in decentralization.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece comparing the current AI wave to the birth of the internet.

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    I wonder if the people comparing the latest # ai wave to the birth of the internet were there when the BBSs opened up to a whole wide web of new connections. I

    I wonder if the people comparing the latest # ai wave to the birth of the internet were there when the BBSs opened up to a whole wide web of new connections. I wish it was the same, but all the arrows are pointing in the opposite direction: less jobs, more centralisation.