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Machines already rule the world. We call them corporations. Thus far their parts are people. That will shift.
by ncmncm 4y ago
Machines already rule the world. We call them corporations.
Thus far their parts are people. That will shift.
- ta988 4y agoThey are machines made of humans. Their point is about AGI working fully without human intervention. Of course, even pen and paper makes you more intelligent than you without.
- larryfreeman 4y agoGreat point. The only modification that I would make: * That is shifting
- ncmncm 4y agoIt isn't, yet.
- larryfreeman 4y agoAutomation is an example where it is shifting. A clear example of this is self-checkout at grocery stories or the use of robotics at warehouses such as Amazon.
- ncmncm 4y agoWe will be better justified in noting a shift when the machines begin to take on management responsibilities. These will pe programmed presumably on behalf of the board or stockholders, and dictate the activity of remaining human employees.
- larryfreeman 4y agoIt is already happening. Management responsibilities are being automated. For example, DAOs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_autonomous_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_autonomous_organ... A machine is not just its "management responsibilities". A machine is all of its parts. By shifting, I mean that some of the "parts" were people and are now automated or rely on robots. Does it really make sense to say that a machine is not having its parts changed because its "management system" has remained the same?
- metalliqaz 4y agoI'm reminded of an excellent series of short pseudo-documentaries that explained life on Earth for aliens, and in that narrative they were trying to discover if there was intelligent life on Earth. The conclusion was that the dominant life form was Corporations, and individual humans were more like ants or worker bees. Then they decided the corps must be intelligent because they were terraforming Earth to make it warmer.
- AndrewKemendo 4y agoCan you find the reference? Sounds very interesting!
- cayleyh 4y agohttps://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/NewDominantLifeForm.htm https://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/NewDominantLifeForm.... is an entirely serious summary of the argument. I've never seen a satirical documentary based on h ideas though :(
- metalliqaz 4y agoI dug it up, see parent
- metalliqaz 4y agoI found it. It's a five part series by Adam Westbrook called Parallax. https://youtu.be/42XcN52xEfU https://youtu.be/42XcN52xEfU
- AndrewKemendo 4y agoGreat thank you!
- AndrewKemendo 4y agoThis concisely nails my expectations as well