# The AI Survival Guide

## The AI Survival Guide

- [Welcome](https://www.aisurvival.org/readme.md): Welcome to the AI Survival Guide by Ace Eddleman
- [Why You Should Read This](https://www.aisurvival.org/introduction/why-you-should-read-this.md): AI will create both winners and losers—which will you be?
- [We All Might Be Screwed](https://www.aisurvival.org/introduction/we-all-might-be-screwed.md): If AI gods show up, nobody will be able to help you.
- [What is Artificial Intelligence?](https://www.aisurvival.org/foundational-ai-knowledge/what-is-artificial-intelligence.md): A brief discussion about what AI is and isn't.
- [A Brief History of Automation](https://www.aisurvival.org/foundational-ai-knowledge/a-brief-history-of-automation.md): It wasn't always quite this threatening...
- [The Rise of Machine Learning](https://www.aisurvival.org/foundational-ai-knowledge/the-rise-of-machine-learning.md): The AI revolution is underway thanks to machine learning.
- [The Role of Data](https://www.aisurvival.org/foundational-ai-knowledge/the-role-of-data.md): Our knowledge has proven to be less important than we hoped.
- [Are You Replaceable?](https://www.aisurvival.org/foundational-ai-knowledge/are-you-replaceable.md): The answer might surprise you.
- [Learn More About AI](https://www.aisurvival.org/foundational-ai-knowledge/learn-more-about-ai.md): Get informed now so you can prepare for the worst.
- [Implications of AI](https://www.aisurvival.org/what-this-all-means/implications-of-ai.md): What is the real-world impact of everything you've just learned?
- [Job Scarcity](https://www.aisurvival.org/what-this-all-means/job-scarcity.md): Supporting yourself through wages is likely to get more and more difficult with the adoption of AI.
- [Credential Value Shifts](https://www.aisurvival.org/what-this-all-means/credential-value-shifts.md): The educational shortcuts we've all come to rely on are likely to become less and less viable.
- [A Bonanza For Capital](https://www.aisurvival.org/what-this-all-means/a-bonanza-for-capital.md): It's a rough situation for workers, but not for those who have money already.
- [AGI Isn't Necessary](https://www.aisurvival.org/what-this-all-means/agi-isnt-necessary.md): Gigantic shifts in the economic landscape don't require the arrival of AGI.
- [What You Need to Do](https://www.aisurvival.org/survival-strategy/what-you-need-to-do.md): You must go beyond the basic reskilling approach.
- [Leverage AI Tools](https://www.aisurvival.org/survival-strategy/leverage-ai-tools.md): The single most important thing you can do right now is learn to use AI effectively.
- [Experiment](https://www.aisurvival.org/survival-strategy/experiment.md): First and foremost, you must be willing and able to try many things.
- [Adapt or Die](https://www.aisurvival.org/survival-strategy/adapt-or-die.md): Your ability to survive is correlated with your ability to adapt to your environment.
- [Control Your Attention](https://www.aisurvival.org/survival-strategy/control-your-attention.md): In the land of social media addicts, the person with attentional control will win.
- [Learn Persuasion](https://www.aisurvival.org/survival-strategy/learn-persuasion.md): Politicking will be even more valuable going forward.
- [Act Strategically](https://www.aisurvival.org/survival-strategy/act-strategically.md): Most people don't see the bigger picture—don't be like most people.
- [Go Forth and Survive AI](https://www.aisurvival.org/conclusion/go-forth-and-survive-ai.md): Now your task truly begins.


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