Having AI do your work or make money for you? You may be compromising your well being in ways you never thought about.

2023 began the age of AI, and 2024 will probably continue that trend, with popular models such as ChatGPT, character.ai, Quillbot, or Midjourney listed in tons of articles about “how to make money with AI,” “increasing productivity with automation,” or other similar topics. From college papers to data entry, jobs are being changed or replaced with AI tools, and it’s often touted as a way humans will work less and relax more. However, the implementation of previous automation tools show that it’s unlikely to be the case, tangentially discussed as in “On the Phenomenon of Bullsh*t Jobs.” Over the past 50 or so years, productivity has risen 60% due to greater technology, yet hours worked have increased 10%, not decreased. Your employer will not improve your job with these advancements. Further, recent research has shown the importance of “mind wandering” on problem solving, often found in undemanding tasks (why you find good ideas in the shower!), which is at odds with how AI is touted as leaving only “high value” tasks for workers. It’s likely this will only increase distress, rather than inducing a positive level of stress, which leads to better brain function. On a home level, automating chores through new advancements may also be detrimental, as research points to physical activity and chores being helpful against later life conditions such as dementia. What this all stresses is that seemingly mundane, low value, or undemanding tasks are actually quite important, and valued, by humans, yet the current trend is to do away with them. It raises the question of if AI will make us less human? I’d like to analyze and explain these concepts in further detail, for an in-depth discussion of new advancements impact on our bodies and minds.

Research sources can be found in the pinned comment; I encourage you to check out the studies and articles for yourself as well!

0:00 Introduction
8:11 Part 1 | Bullcrap Jobs
21:01 Part 2 | Mind Wandering
33:07 Part 3 | Mundane Chores
40:57 Part 4 | Stress & Distress
46:00 Animals Begin
50:27 Animals End
53:30 Part 5 | All the Small Things
1:04:21 Conclusion

Part 2b music: Acid Jazz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Part 5 music: With a Stamp by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

A video essay exploring AIs relation to work (jobs), undemanding tasks (mundanity), chores, and how further regulation and proper implementation is required for this new automation to have a good impact when we consider concepts like good stress.

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