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Funny this guy was arguing, in 1883, that automation could reduce the average workday to 4 hours. Good example to consider when reasoning about the current AI
by elefanten 4y ago
Funny this guy was arguing, in 1883, that automation could reduce the average workday to 4 hours.
Good example to consider when reasoning about the current AI wave
- quickthrower2 4y agoThe thing that will reduce the workday is everyone deciding to do it. Imagine the silly meetings and pointless work that just can’t be done when you starve the machine of humute (human compute) hours. Innovation would be the result. Entire businesses may be untenable and rightly so. Few things need long work days if we are happy to sacrifice some convenience. Supermarket hours can be fewer for example. Jobs like police, doctors etc. maybe not but we should probably reward them more accordingly.
- nathan_compton 4y agoWhen your solution to a problem is "everyone spontaneously decides to do it" what you really want is _regulation_.