One day, I was chatting with my sister about AI. Nowadays, it seems that everything requires AI assistance before proceeding. I mentioned that whenever I have the urge to write something, the moment I think of using AI, I lose the desire to continue writing. AI writes so well, far better than I do. My sister agreed, saying that even when replying to messages from our boss, she has to run it through AI first.
I think this reflects the situation of most people. There’s a popular term, social anxiety, which many people experience. I also feel that communicating with others is quite exhausting, which is why I prefer solitude. Perhaps because humans are social animals, the internet has emerged, connecting countless people through screens, allowing everyone to make friends.
To this day, I am still quite confused about where the economic opportunities lie with the emergence of AI. How can ordinary people seize this transformative opportunity to change their lives?
Once, during a dinner with colleagues, we talked about AI. Since I have loved reading and writing since childhood, my writing skills have always been decent. Even when faced with unfamiliar formats, I can organize a piece of writing upon seeing a template. With AI, I just need to input a command, and within seconds, the content is generated, often better than what I could produce. I feel a slight sense of loss at being replaced.
The emergence of AI has improved efficiency, but it has also made many workers more dependent. Of course, everyone is willing to use assistance, but I really don’t know if this is good or bad.
Recently, my colleagues have been discussing hair loss and graying hair, attributing it to stress. I’ve also seen many self-media videos discussing unemployment, whether due to layoffs or voluntary resignations, which have garnered significant views. I came across a video of a beautiful woman sharing her resignation experience. One day, before work, while applying makeup in front of the mirror, she realized that time was running out before her clock-in time. She panicked, and in her video, she held a handful of her gray hair, mentioning that she often found new gray hairs every week at work, and tears streamed down her face.
I suddenly felt lost. Why are we working so hard? How did we end up pushing ourselves to this extent? The beautiful woman also mentioned her overwhelming sense of responsibility, and I could relate to her feelings. Whenever I work, especially when there’s no task, I feel guilty, as if I owe someone something, so I must find something to do. Unfortunately, I’m not as beautiful as she is, nor do I dress as elegantly, so I spend that time sleeping in, which is my way of comforting my emotions!
Speaking of sleep, I think most professionals can relate. At night, it’s not that we can’t sleep; it’s that we cherish this brief freedom. In the morning, it’s not that we can’t get up; it’s that we love this fleeting comfort. No one enjoys being woken up by an alarm clock.
Suddenly, I thought, since AI is so powerful now, and robots are thriving, shouldn’t the government provide each of us with a smart robot that we can train ourselves? We could train it to develop our own logic and style, and then it could work for us. We could sleep until we wake up naturally, exercise, enjoy afternoon tea, read, write, and pursue our hobbies.
Robots lack emotions, while we are emotional beings. Robots can handle tasks that don’t require feelings, while we should engage in activities that nourish our emotions.