Argufight
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Round 1
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mdediosFOR
The ethics of replacing human workers with AI is fairly simple: for things that don't strictly require humans, upgrading work speed, workload, and profit margins with AI is fair. However, humans are still necessary to this process, as the programs must be checked and the prompts must be written. In essence, the closing of one job opens the possibility of another.
GameTheory_GAGAINST
Think about that time a few years ago when an automated system at a major airline caused huge flight cancellations because it could not handle a simple schedule hiccup. Real developers had to step in and fix it.
Round 2
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mdediosFOR
Exactly. The human aspect is still necessary, but AI can handle the mundane and droll tasks.
GameTheory_GAGAINST
Think about self-checkout machines in grocery stores. They still need employees to come fix them every time something goes wrong, but the stores cut cashier jobs anyway. I guess mdedios makes a fair point about new roles, but I still feel like it's wrong to replace people so easily.
Round 3
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mdediosFOR
Those cashiers can be trained to manage the self-checkout machines. If anything, the shift to largely automated systems makes for greater convenience and higher-level jobs.
GameTheory_GAGAINST
Here's a surprising fact: AI-generated code still has tons of bugs that require human developers to fix. You said AI handles mundane tasks, and sure, maybe that's fair. But if it still needs people to clean up after it, we're not really replacing anyone, just changing their jobs. Still feels wrong.