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Depends on the timeline. Things are changing very rapidly. Automation seems to be coming at us at an exponential rate. The expectation that it's going to be bu

Depends on the timeline. Things are changing very rapidly. Automation seems to be coming at us at an exponential rate. The expectation that it's going to be business as usual is just as short sighted and archaic with regard going into an office as it is with the idea of work in general.

missingdays 3y ago
So far automation helps rich people get richer, and that's about it
- nkozyra 3y ago
  Is this not true of every watershed technological breakthrough?
halgir 3y ago
Oh boy, I'm excited for the massive wealth creation of this exponential growth to trickle down to workers.
- welshwelsh 3y ago
  No need to wait, the future is now. I've already seen huge gains in income and work-life balance by spending time automating my workflow. I hope that by "trickle down to the workers" you aren't talking about technically illiterate workers who are not actively contributing to the automation effort. Unfortunately, they will receive some benefits as well, which is completely undeserved.
  - nkozyra 3y ago
    > I've already seen huge gains in income and work-life balance by spending time automating my workflow. Sure, most of us have used copilot or other AI tools and seen some benefit. But there's a point of no return where suddenly those tools are able to do the other things we think only we can. What happens then?
  - halgir 3y ago
    > I hope that by "trickle down to the workers" you aren't talking about technically illiterate workers who are not actively contributing to the automation effort. I'm talking about every single human being who has been brought into this world through no fault of their own and deserves our empathy on that point alone.
- nkozyra 3y ago
  Certainly not an argument I'm making. But if you're making UBI at bare minimum you won't have to iron your polo shirt and khakis every morning.
  - halgir 3y ago
    You're right, sorry for the cynical tone. I do hope the level of automation we're aiming for will benefit everyone, not just a few individual owners and us lucky tech workers who have found ourselves in demand lately.

missingdays 3y ago

So far automation helps rich people get richer, and that's about it

nkozyra 3y ago
Is this not true of every watershed technological breakthrough?

halgir 3y ago

Oh boy, I'm excited for the massive wealth creation of this exponential growth to trickle down to workers.

welshwelsh 3y ago
No need to wait, the future is now. I've already seen huge gains in income and work-life balance by spending time automating my workflow. I hope that by "trickle down to the workers" you aren't talking about technically illiterate workers who are not actively contributing to the automation effort. Unfortunately, they will receive some benefits as well, which is completely undeserved.
- nkozyra 3y ago
  > I've already seen huge gains in income and work-life balance by spending time automating my workflow. Sure, most of us have used copilot or other AI tools and seen some benefit. But there's a point of no return where suddenly those tools are able to do the other things we think only we can. What happens then?
- halgir 3y ago
  > I hope that by "trickle down to the workers" you aren't talking about technically illiterate workers who are not actively contributing to the automation effort. I'm talking about every single human being who has been brought into this world through no fault of their own and deserves our empathy on that point alone.
nkozyra 3y ago
Certainly not an argument I'm making. But if you're making UBI at bare minimum you won't have to iron your polo shirt and khakis every morning.
- halgir 3y ago
  You're right, sorry for the cynical tone. I do hope the level of automation we're aiming for will benefit everyone, not just a few individual owners and us lucky tech workers who have found ourselves in demand lately.