TV review: Will AI Take My Job? is a decent look at the impacts of artificial intelligence
Aisha Gaban, the predictably AI-generated host of 'Will AI Take My Job?', available in Ireland on UK broadcaster Channel 4's free-with-ads app.
is a good idea. See if some real-world people are better at their job than an AI clone or app.
The possibly soon-to-be-redundant subjects include a GP, a solicitor, a composer, and a fashion photographer.
The premise is laid out with a clip of some CEO guy in a polo T-shirt announcing that AI is going to take away half of all white-collar jobs.
GP Tom is first up. He meets a bunch of patients who already have a diagnosis from their own GP, the task is to see if he can beat his AI counterpart — the ChatGPT app — and get the diagnosis right.
Meanwhile, photographer Karis is given a brief for a fashion campaign, her shots of actual models going up against those generated by two designers and an image-generating app that doesn’t require any models.
This is cheating really, but you can see how the AI approach would be cheaper. The fashion designer who delivered the brief chose the AI images (even though she guessed they were AI-generated). Yikes. One-nil to AI.
In better news for the human race, GP Tom beats ChatGPT 6-4 in the medic test, correctly diagnosing the issues for all his patients. He’s a bit cocky afterwards, but you want your doctor to be confident.
The show is peppered with talking-head experts explaining how AI will take loads of jobs in the coming years, while very much giving off the vibe that it won’t be taking theirs. I know it’s petty, but I really hope AI takes their jobs.
Can we do without human solicitors? Charlotte is the trainee solicitor who takes on an AI system called Garfield in a real-world case where a builder wants to pursue a customer for an unpaid bill. AI completes the paperwork for almost £900 less, and in far less time.
Finally, musician Jim has to compose a short film score from scratch, going up against a human composer who uses AI generated-sound in her work. It’s a bit cheaty again, but the comparison is worthwhile. He wins, so maybe do music instead of law in college.
At the end, the presenter Aisha reveals she is AI-generated. It’s supposed to be a mic-drop moment, but you’ll spot it coming a mile off.
That said, this is a decent look at how AI could impact your job. Give it a watch. Or get a clone to watch it for you.
