“Protectionism against AI” is a bit of an indirect way to point at not using AI for some tasks for job market reasons, but thanks for clarifying. Reducing immigration or trade won’t solve AI-induced job loss, right? I do agree that countries could decide to either not use AI, or redistribute AI-generated income, with the caveat that those choosing not to use AI may be outcompeted by those who do. I guess we could, theoretically, sign treaties to not use AI for some jobs anywhere.
I think AI-generated income redistribution is more likely though, since it seems the obviously better solution.
My point was that in the first stages of AI-induced job loss, it might not be clear to everyone (either due to genuine epistemic uncertainty or due to partisan bias) whether the job loss was induced by AI or their own previous preferred political grievance. This was just an aside and not important to my broader point though.
Thanks for correcting it. I still don’t really get your connection between protectionism and mass unemployment. Perhaps you could make it explicit?
? Protectionism (whether against AI, or immigration, or trade) is often justified by concerns about job loss.
“Protectionism against AI” is a bit of an indirect way to point at not using AI for some tasks for job market reasons, but thanks for clarifying. Reducing immigration or trade won’t solve AI-induced job loss, right? I do agree that countries could decide to either not use AI, or redistribute AI-generated income, with the caveat that those choosing not to use AI may be outcompeted by those who do. I guess we could, theoretically, sign treaties to not use AI for some jobs anywhere.
I think AI-generated income redistribution is more likely though, since it seems the obviously better solution.
My point was that in the first stages of AI-induced job loss, it might not be clear to everyone (either due to genuine epistemic uncertainty or due to partisan bias) whether the job loss was induced by AI or their own previous preferred political grievance. This was just an aside and not important to my broader point though.