Verso una contrazione degli attuali “colletti bianchi”: ChatGPT e la “sostituzione intellettuale”: ChatGPT e la “sostituzione intellettuale”

Abstract

Starting with the concrete and recent example of ChatGPT, this paper explores the impact of AI on intellectual work. The argument begins by discussing the potential of AI to replace certain types of intellectual and creative work, such as writing and translation. ChatGPT’s capabilities are explored, including its ability to generate human-like responses to text requests and its potential applications. This is a crucial development, because in the past we used to think that “machines” would mainly replace physical, operational and repetitive work, whereas now the risk of partial but relevant “intellectual substitution” seems to be advancing. Finally, the ethical and political implications of the use of AI in intellectual work are examined, including concerns about job reconfiguration, obscurity and bias in algorithmic decision-making.