Michael Dempsey and David Manheim argue systemic inertia, not technology, limits AI's impact on education and mental health

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Dempsey notes a lack of therapy applications three years after ChatGPT.

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A few of my “take the other side” predictions for generative AI: -No mass unemployment -No convergence towards mainstream ideas -Potential slow down of scientific advances -Engagement model (ads/sales) outside of enterprise The bad news is the real AI problems are MUCH harder. https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/2052026114625728743

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Matt M Petersen@mattmpetersen2TECH

@zeynep AI agents are becoming really valuable and can work quite reliably with good supervision. That will speed up science. Other effects, such as trust, massive slop, are not negligible, but likely quite manageable.

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