Author Perspective
Across 20 tracked claims, Alex Imas skews optimistic.
70% optimistic5% neutral25% pessimistic
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9 claims
Even in a world with very advanced AGI, where machines do the vast majority of the work, the remaining human activity can still be well-paid.
OptimisticOptimisticAlex Imasaleximas.substack.combeyond 5 yearsconfidence moderate
Post-AGI, many future jobs look like what we think of as artists today, where the 'humanness' is the value.
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Unlike with truck driving or software programming, the impact of AI on art will be markedly different—AI will be like the camera: it will make some forms of art obsolete, but at the same time create a whole new canvas of possibilities for the artist.
OptimisticOptimisticAlex Imasaleximas.substack.combeyond 5 yearsconfidence high
AI will lower barriers, expand possibilities, and create entirely new forms of expression that we just can't imagine.
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As more value becomes concentrated in products that contain an artistic dimension, we will get more artists.
OptimisticOptimisticAlex Imasaleximas.substack.combeyond 5 yearsconfidence high
In a wealthier world, with more leisure time and more disposable income, demand for authenticity, for status goods, for human-made experiences, will grow.
OptimisticOptimisticAlex Imasaleximas.substack.combeyond 5 yearsconfidence high
As AI automates an increasing share of commodity production, demand will naturally shift toward goods and services where human identity, story, and craft matter.
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As more and more human labor becomes automated, there will likely come a day when most if not all of us will end up doing work that right now would be classified as art, or at least artisan.
OptimisticOptimisticAlex Imasaleximas.substack.combeyond 5 yearsconfidence moderate
AI will be incorporated into art, but it will not replace artists.
OptimisticOptimisticAlex Imasaleximas.substack.combeyond 5 yearsconfidence high, fairly confident