3rd PPE student at UCL and former President of the EA Society there. I was an ERA Fellow in 2023 & researched historical precedents for AI advocacy.
Hey Eugene, interesting stuff!
1) Long-term AI is very likely a complement; short-term, it may be a substitute”
I wonder why you think this?
2) "Good evidence suggests AI benefits the already skilled"
I feel like the evidence here is quite mixed: e.g., see this article from the economist: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/02/13/how-ai-will-divide-the-best-from-the-rest
Thank you for writing this!
Id like to selfishly point to a previous post I've written on this point: Sometimes, We Can Just Say No
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/WfodoyjePTTuaTjLe/efficacy-of-ai-activism-have-we-ever-said-no
You might find it interesting to compare notes :P