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Also, with the advent of AI and eventually AGI, it may be preferable to have smaller populations since the generated wealth can be distributed more in far more

Also, with the advent of AI and eventually AGI, it may be preferable to have smaller populations since the generated wealth can be distributed more in far more significant amounts. Religious conservatives are not too happy with such ideas however, since it takes away one of the ways in which a religion grows.

smoldesu 3y ago
It's estimated that 25% of the global population is subsistence farmers with little to no connection to the global market. AI is not going to impact every demographic, using it as a guideline for policy (or human psychology) is too risky to be useful. The dynamics of resource competition have not changed now that ChatGPT exists, people will not start tailoring their families towards AI unless it becomes a matter of survival. As-is, not a single person I know is convinced that AI will replace human labor in any meaningful capacity. The consensus seems to be, religious or otherwise, that AI is not a limiting factor in population growth.