@LefterisJP: How will AI's radical abundance benefit everyone vs just big corps?
AI summary of the linked articleThe author asks how the "radical abundance" promised by AI accelerationists, in which everyone shares in AI-driven wealth and finds meaning beyond work, could benefit all of humanity rather than being captured by a few large corporations. The post cites a podcast host, @tamaybes on the Hard Fork podcast, as an example of this view that AI will automate all jobs within 10 years. The author says the vision sounds appealing but seems to lack key details on how it would be implemented, and that under the current system where big corporations build AI and capture its rewards, a dystopian outcome seems the natural result. The post closes by asking for others' thoughts as AI replacing many jobs looks increasingly likely. |
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1 comment consider two scenarios: privately owned company buys AI / robot, fires half of the workers, director buys superyagt for trophy wife and goes on elephant hunt. company owned by it’s workers buys AI / robot, everyone keeps their job, workers spend more time with their families and writing open source software in spare time. |
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