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> we will either live lives of abundance and leisure or face extinction Third option, the workers no longer control the means of production, and we see levels
by jwestbury 4y ago
> we will either live lives of abundance and leisure or face extinction
Third option, the workers no longer control the means of production, and we see levels of inequality that make the railroad barons look like they were middle class.
- olalonde 4y agoI doubt this third option exists. If the AI(s) lack empathy for us and we are useless to them, they will either exterminate us directly, or indirectly by denying us resources. If they have empathy for us, they will probably let us live good lives. I doubt we will be useful to them, so I doubt there is a scenario where we live miserable lives working for the AI(s).
- anon7725 4y agoIt’s happening now with closed AI models. The era of open computing may be ending. The models are essentially a new type of computer and they will remain fundamentally closed, accessible only through an API.
- freeone3000 4y agoIt’s not the AIs who are in charge, it’s rich humans.
- olalonde 4y agoBy super intelligent, I meant AIs that have a will of their own. In the meantime, AIs are just a tool at our disposition. And I don't see why those tools would just be in the hands of the rich, anymore than electricity, the Internet, the personal computer or the smartphone is.