The issue is not that yet another group of cowards is whining. The issue is that once machines can do everything better than humans, we will need a new way to o

The issue is not that yet another group of cowards is whining. The issue is that once machines can do everything better than humans, we will need a new way to organize society. Machines have already replaced animals including humans for the application of pure physical force to solving problems. Now machines are now replacing animals including humans for the application of intellect to solving problems. It is not clear that there is any next frontier. Would it be "love" or "spiritual practice" or what? Some people say that AI will not progress as far as industrial-age machines did in obsoleting humans. They sometimes give specific examples, claiming that they find AI-generated art to be dull or that AI-guided robotic surgeons only succeed in narrow tasks, etc. It's OK to argue that this will take a long time but I haven't heard anyone explain why the AIs won't win in the long run. Maybe the run is so long we shouldn't worry about it? Some other people say "we found new jobs before, we'll do it again." For example, the IBM chief. And that seems like empty wishful thinking.