There's been self-service checkouts since I was a young kid. I don't even know if they would technically qualify as AI.
But that's the thing, I'm in a field that should be something AI is taking over, but it's simply a tool people in my field use, and I'm not even sure I could adequately describe what AI even is. Could you?
It's not taking over anything that I know of. Still waiting for someone who can competently argue otherwise.
"ai isnt taking over" is a narrative similar to "why's it still cold if we have global warming".
"AI" was the initial fear cause, but the real culprit for job displacement is automation, not some nefarious artificial intelligence.
people talked too much about AI because it was plucked straight from science fiction and got people scared. but when they find out a large portion of the workforce is being replaced by machines that aren't actually smart they foolishly breathe a sigh of relief. then by the time real AI comes in the form of self driving taxis and semis it will be too late to do much other than whine about it.