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Koen Hernandez

Dr. Kozaczka

ENGL 1302

17 April 2024

The Negative Influences of Artificial Intelligence in Job Landscapes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a product of new-age tech. It is still in its early stages but

has already taken massive steps in the job industry. AI, in its early stages, is used to make the job

of humans more manageable and help with efficiency. It is still used for these reasons; however,

companies have been striving to empower AI to perform tasks said humans perform. As a result,

it limits the pool of jobs, which is already becoming increasingly difficult to obtain, that the

middle class needs to sustain themselves. As documented and seen, in the articles I delve into

below, it causes great anxiety to workers and the public who are unsure of AI capabilities. In

other words, AI has been proven harmful to the job landscape by lessening opportunities, causing

fear in customers, and forcing itself upon human workers companies.

AI lacks human attributes: it lacks empathy, takes the shortest path possible without real

decision making. It is programmed to perform specific tasks efficiently and autonomously. While

AI excels in automation, this does not guarantee quality over quantity. With human eyes

overlooking, they can spot mistakes and add on to something “mediocre” and exceed

expectations. Not only that, but humans are known to be compassionate, empathetic, and

relatable. Removing the human aspect of a somewhat empathetic job causes a disconnect and

discomfort for the receiving end of the transaction. AI will look at what is given to them and take

a relatively straightforward look at it without other potential aspects. As pointed out in the article
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"Automation Bias and Assistive AI Risk of Harm From AI-Driven Clinical Decision Support” by

Rohan Khera et al., humans are complicated and unique in every sense. Two people with the

same illness may experience the symptoms of the ailment differently due to how their body

chooses to react. In these cases, human specialists can recognize these factors, adapt to the

situation, and take the best course of action; in an investigation done where 457 doctors analyzed

nine stories of a patient with breathing issues: one with the help of an expert doctor, two without

any help, and six with the assistance of AI. Results show that 73% of the time, doctors without

help were correct, but with help from an expert, they were right about 81% of the time. With the

help of AI, the standard model was 75% accurate. With biased AI, it was seen to be flawed,

running with the logic of that older people are more likely to have pneumonia and heavier people

tend to have heart failure (Khera 2255). AI is set to follow a specific set of instructions and given

basic knowledge of concepts. It does not have the capacity to undertake and understand every

underlying feature a human body has. Doctors and specialists continue to learn more about

human anatomy that an artificial mind may not comprehend. Only one of the same species

should be able to handle said body.

AI struggles to meet the expectations of humans. Humans have the ability to adapt and

innovate. They have such creative, imaginative minds, giving them new methods to go about

situations. In these more creative spaces of jobs, AI is seen to be intruding as well. Artists and all

careers in that genre require a creative mind. Since AI does not have that, it resorts to being a

cheap copy or merging different already existing ideas into a monstrous amalgamation. "Image

generators" are trained with existing images on the internet and sometimes use independent

artists’ work without their permission or acknowledgment. This is already a sign of concern as it

may lead to issues regarding copyright laws (Jiang et al. 365). However, besides that fact, there
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is still the risk of these artists' jobs being stolen from the industry. To give an example of this

situation happening in the real world, Pink Floyd was holding a competition. This competition

asked for artists alike to make a music video as a celebration of their Album “The Dark Side of

the Moon” 50th anniversary. There were ten winners for each song in the album, and one of the

said winners used AI technology to make a music video (Stenzel). This, of course, caused an

uproar in their own community and the artist community as a whole. The overall opinion was

negative as people saw it as a win for AI “artists,” completely disregarding the hard work actual

artists put into their submissions. Not to mention that the prize for the competition was $100,000.

It would be demeaning and demoralizing for the actual artists. Here is one more example to add

to the list: "A24," a film and TV production company, recently unveiled a movie poster created

with the help of AI. They announced a new film they came out with, "Civil War.” The poster was

supposed to be a picture of New York, but onlookers noticed inconsistencies in the ‘photograph’

and called them out on it. The making of movie posters may not come to mind when thinking of

creative jobs, but it is still one being taken nonetheless. This slip-up from the company turned off

many moviegoers (Surface Media.)

It is evident that AI can be a valuable tool for humans; however, it is proving to become

similar to a bloodsucking leech. It is caused great anxiety for lower-income workers, already

stolen some jobs for creative workers, caused saturation in that same creative department and has

proven to give misinformation even with all the information given to the system. Overall, AI

should only be used for automation and for the betterment of humans rather than trying to mimic

a human’s capabilities. To make sure AI is regulated, laws should be made in order to set a

baseline of ethical guidelines that companies / corporations must adhere to. Without these

regulations, AI will continue to impede the job market and punish the hardworking employees.
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There must be a balance between technological advancement and human well-being, as it is

essential in navigating the complexities of the digital age.

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References:

Castel Noah, and Gerald Häubl. "How Will AI Affect Job Choice?" Advances in Consumer

Research, vol. 48, Association for Consumer Research, 2020, pp. 1165

https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2023.2244925

Euchner, Jim. “Little Ai, Big AI-Good AI, Bad AI.” Research Technology Management, vol. 62,

no. 3, 2019, pp. 10–12, https://doi.org/10.1080/08956308.2019.1587280.

Johnson, Deborah G., and Mario Verdicchio. “AI Anxiety.” Journal of the Association for

Information Science and Technology, vol. 68, no. 9, 2017, pp. 2267–70,

https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.23867.

Jiang, Haimin, et al. “AI Art and its Impact on Artists.” Association for Computing Machinery,

Aug. 2023, doi:10.1145/3600211.3604681.

Khera Rohan, et al. “Automation Bias and Assistive AI: Risk of Harm From AI-Driven Clinical

Decision Support.” JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 330,

no. 23, 2023, pp. 2255–57, https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.22557.

Pałka, Przemysław, AI, Consumers & Psychological Harm (July 15, 2023). 'AI and Consumers,'

Larry DiMatteo, Cristina Poncibò, Martin Hogg, Geraint Howells (Eds.), Cambridge

University Press (2023/2024), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4564997

Stenzel, Wesley. “AI-generated Entry Wins Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon Video
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Competition.” EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024, ew.com/ai-wins-pink-floyd-s-dark-side-of-the-

moon-video-competition-8628712.

Surface Media. “A24’s AI-Generated ‘Civil War’ Posters Draw Criticism, And Other News –

SURFACE.” SURFACE, 19 Apr. 2024, www.surfacemag.com/articles/civil-war-movie