When cars made horses obsolete, it didn't go so well for horses.
In the short term, AI is disempowering the vast majority of people in favor of a very small subset. In the also way too short term, AI is disempowering all people.
> When cars made horses obsolete, it didn't go so well for horses.
I'd guess horses today have on average a better life than back then.
I have a more optimistic outlook on the abilities of our governments as well as the motivations of rich people.
I believe we will distribute the fruits of AI's labor at the very least to the extend where everyone can live comfortably.
No one has an interest in putting large parts of society on the streets in some sort of dystopia.