Job Loss From AI? There's More To Fear!

Amidst all the hype over AI, there is also a lot of disquieting buzz about the negative consequences of AI. Here, I focus on the concerns of job loss because this is a very real issue. Philosophically, I am a card-carrying member of the AI fan club, being involved in it for the past three decades, starting with writing expert systems in Prolog back in the mid-80s and moving on to research. I always thought--and continue to think--that outside of low-temperature physics, AI is the coolest invention to beat all inventions in the history of humanity. So, what more is there to fear here?