Much of the public discourse around AI is about what human jobs it will replace.

Yes, there are many human roles that will sadly be lost to AI.

But a conversation fewer seem to be having is, what about all the things that humans aren’t getting done?

When we see a piece of trash on the road, no human has picked that up.

When we see a Texas-sized island of trash in the ocean, few humans are racing to do something about it.

When we see a patient miss the window for life-saving treatment because no one read their chart, we realize that no human can read millions of charts at once.

When we see abandoned buildings, crumbling concrete, and societies that can no longer function, we become aware of just how much humans are falling short of getting everything done.

Yes, there are certainly human jobs that AI will replace.

But more interesting? All the things that no human can do or wants to do.

Until everything around us is a flawless, utopian society, it’s clear that AI has enormous power to get done that which we can’t/won’t.