AI&U Episode 12 - Impact of AI on People’s Daily Life by AI&U - Sharad Gandhi and Christian Ehl

Positive

• All products and services improve with automation
o More abundant
o Easier to use
o More personalized
o Faster
o Cheaper
• “Experts at your service 24x7” – via your smartphone and other devices
o Finance
o Medical
o Law
o Taxation
o …

Negative

AI can create major psychological and sociological impact on individuals and society leading to disorientation (for some) due to changes in:
• Privacy
• Security
• Job loss and insecurity
• Burden of learning new ways of doing things
• Inequality
• Loss of meaning and purpose