AI is inherently different to the internet and I dont know why the two are talked about together. The internet is a communication device. AI is potentially a knowledge worker.



The internet has cut communication times which is part of work but overall only a small part of work activity. AI however can potentially replace a much larger part of work for many people.



Looking at the potential scale of AI implementation the chances that new jobs can arise out of AI implementation at the level to replace those lost to AI is near zero.



Replacement of significant job loss due to new technology usually requires the parallel development of a whole new sector. One example would be the mechanisation of agriculture and the collapse of the number of workers involved in it. For those redundant workers there was the new development of the Industrial Revolution and the growth of mass consumerism which gave employment.



It is difficult to see what new sector will happily come along in parallel to AI. Those that are convinced AI will be a boon are usually working on AI. AI undoubtedly has huge potential but who knows what the outcomes will be. There has never been anything like it. The Roman Empire was based on an energy input of slaves but it was not a democracy as slaves did not vote. This time the slaves may be AI who also will not vote, but for the rest in a democracy that do not own a such a slave there may be a major question as to what they are needed for. There is also the question of what price AI will have as once produced the replication cost is near zero.The cost of products that cost near zero to replicate can only head towards zero over time which in itself has interesting questions for those wanting to produce it

