Nobody knows what is going on. Not even the 'creators' so my input is same valid is everybody else.

And yes I see big paradigm shifts ahead, and some have already happened and is happening now. Concerning "people/work/etc.".

There is much debate and stuff to do.

But focus should imho be moved away from the AI technical side. Everybody now know that current large model AIs have some kind of power we can use/misuse. What power and how to use, we have to find out.

So we need to take the "thinking hat" on and more look at what kind of new society we want as there is a possibility that AI can help us change the society to the better or even the worse. Especially worse if big tech is allowed a monopoly on development and deployment. Anyway this monopoly is close to be nullified and 'they' are scared.

I am sure technological advances will soon make it possible to make/train/run big models like ChatGPT in a distributed network and when that is possible the monopoly is broken. It will happen and is only a matter of (short) time, and again they know that.

As of now the only 'power' big tech has is that they have the infrastructure to create/run big models. The technology and code is out in the open so the only thing is, they have 'a big file' and now let's earn billions on the 'sheep'.

The big money is earned on having the monopoly and lease access to other companies that then in turn have to earn the little money you can earn by offering paid inference to some 'inhouse' implementation.

If 'big tech' is the only jumping on the wagon we for sure get to keep status quo, where you work for some boss so he can get car number 3 or a villa somewhere.

I know most of you love money, depend on it and have "earning money" as a goal. But there is a possible life where money is obsolete and as useless as the paper or numbers that we adore as a deity.

Ye ye, you need to open your mind, but many do not and instead laugh at statements like above because they (not blaming) are so stuck in the dogma that they do not even dare to think of alternatives.

AI is not a goal, its a tool.

Now is a good occasion to revise some old and outdated ways of doing while the society is in front of big changes like now. No doubt about changes, but what kind of changes only time can tell.

Emancipate yourself. (nothing new there btw.)