Despite the risks of unemployment, AI could have many positive effects in the workplace. For example, AI can act as a tool to enhance human capabilities, resulting in greater productivity. In the short to medium term, the technology could have a similar impact to that of calculators in the 1970s, to the computers that replaced typewriters in the 1980s and the automation and robotics that transformed many factories in the 1990s. https://www.activistpost.com/2023/07/ai-might-eventually-be-an-extinction-threat-but-it-poses-more-pressing-risks.html