AI is already getting boring

Once hailed as a revolutionary force, artificial intelligence is quietly settling into a routine role in workplaces, raising questions about whether the hype matched reality. | Contesto: cronaca

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• AI is already getting boring

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Artificial intelligence, once heralded as a force that could end white-collar work, eradicate poverty, or even threaten humanity, is rapidly becoming just another mundane tool in the modern workplace. Despite the apocalyptic and utopian predictions from both boosters and doomers, the technology is integrating into daily operations with far less drama than anticipated. The question now being asked by economists, technologists, and workers alike is whether this time truly is different, or if AI is following the same trajectory as countless innovations before it. The grand promises and dire warnings surrounding AI have dominated headlines for years. Proponents argue that it will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity and wealth, potentially solving age-old problems like scarcity and inequality. Critics, on the other hand, warn of mass unemployment, surveillance capitalism, and even existential risk. Yet, in practice, many employees are finding that AI tools are being used for increasingly routine tasks—drafting emails, sorting data, or generating basic reports—rather than transforming entire industries overnight. This pattern is not new. Throughout history, transformative technologies—from the steam engine to the internet—have initially sparked both utopian fantasies and dystopian fears before settling into a more prosaic reality. The telephone was once seen as a threat to social order; electricity was imagined as a cure for all ills. AI, for all its sophistication, appears to be following a similar path, with its most dramatic impacts being felt in gradual, incremental changes rather than sudden upheaval. The implications of this normalization are significant. If AI becomes merely another business tool, its potential to disrupt labor markets or reshape society may be overstated. However, some experts caution that the early stages of adoption often appear benign, with the most profound changes only becoming apparent over time. The shift from mainframe computers to personal devices, for example, took decades to fully unfold. Similarly, AI’s true impact might still be years away, masked by its current banality. In the meantime, workers and companies are...

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