AI: Friend or foe?
(The rise of AI is inevitable, but is it ethical?)
AI adoption is no longer optional.
It's a necessity for survival.
Key stats show its impact:
→ 5.4% weekly time saved per worker.
→ $1.3T GDP boost/year (McKinsey, 2025).
→ 30% customer satisfaction jump.
→ 20% cost cuts (ASB Bank’s AI chatbot).
→ 15% oil recovery boost (ExxonMobil’s AI).
→ 40% factory jobs at risk (WEF).
Corporate wins:
→ BMW: 450M AI-driven customer requests/day.
→ McDonald’s China: AI orders up 1,400% in 6 months.
The dark side:
→ 98% of AI profits go to shareholders (MIT, 2024).
→ Meta’s $3/hour gig workers train AI models.
Controversial truth:
→ AI adoption creates two castes.
→ $200k AI engineers thrive.
→ Displaced workers are left behind.
Ethical or exploitative?
↳ NZ Health AI predicts surgery risks but risks bias.
↳ EU’s AI Act bans social scoring.
↳ Predictive policing still thrives.
Sources: 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐲, 𝐌𝐈𝐓, 𝐖𝐄𝐅
𝐼𝑠 𝐴𝐼 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑜𝑟 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑤?
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6 months ago
AI is both a disruptor and an enabler. It all depends on how it’s implemented. While businesses gain efficiency and scale, the ethical challenge is ensuring that AI benefits more than just a select few. The real question isn’t whether AI is good or bad, but how we shape its impact moving forward.