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I'm not as worried about the economics as the practical effects of having large numbers of young people with nothing to do. I had a manager once who said manag

I'm not as worried about the economics as the practical effects of having large numbers of young people with nothing to do. I had a manager once who said managing smart people (not me, a research division full of really super smart people) was difficult because you had to keep them busy so that they'd stay out of trouble --and being really smart, they could make some big trouble...

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
I think we're saying the same thing. An economy that can't provide employment or a sense of purpose for large swaths of young people doesn't usually end well.
- ljlolel 3y ago
  Of all the tasks we want AI to do, making up convincing busy work seems like the easiest task for it to solve (been done before by governments and schools and corporations) —-and possibly achievable today with LLMs with a little guidance?
  - hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
    The problem isn't that people won't be able to find something to do, it's that nobody will pay them for it. For example, there are tons of nonprofits that do great work, and could easily hire twice as many people in productive jobs, if they had the money. AI looks like it will only greatly exacerbate our growing wealth inequality.