Summary. 
The potential impact of generative AI on the economy, society, and work is polarizing, swinging from the positive benefits of a technological revolution to doomsday scenarios. 

The authors have come to think about this issue as points on a spectrum and have created a sports analogy to help think about it:
AI tools can range from steroids, to sneakers, to a coach, each representing a different relationship between human users and the technology. 
Steroids elevate short-term performance, but leave you worse off in the long term. AI-powered tools can instead be used to augment people’s skills and make them more productive — much like a good running sneaker.

On the most desirable end of the spectrum, AI-powered tools can be used like a coach that improves people’s own capabilities. This framework can be used to help conceptualize how we might craft AI-based tools that enhance rather than diminish human capabilities.

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by Jake M. Hofman, Daniel G. Goldstein, and David M. Rothschild