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I absolutely don't buy this defeatist attitude toward technological advancement. There are plenty of things that can ruin human civilization, and AI seems like

I absolutely don't buy this defeatist attitude toward technological advancement. There are plenty of things that can ruin human civilization, and AI seems like an unlikely one to me.

V__ 3y ago
I think that really depends on how fast one thinks ai will improve. If tomorrow, self-driving becomes safe enough to deploy, millions of jobs will be lost. Truckers, cabbies, truck stop workers. Then artists, ad agencies, web design, programming, copywriting are already kinda exposed to the 'ai danger'. Now, whether these jobs are worth saving or not, if it happens suddenly and the market shifts, then millions of unemployed workers will result in a major social unrest.
- brailsafe 3y ago
  But none of that will ever happen... right? /s
- hulitu 3y ago
  >millions of jobs will be lost. Truckers, cabbies, truck stop workers Don't worry. They just hit the same truck. There is still a lot of work to do and, until now, cutting corners didn't help. /s
add-sub-mul-div 3y ago
The article's point is that it's already started, it's no longer about likelihood.
layer8 3y ago
You’re taking the article too seriously. It’s more like a satirical what-if sci-fi short story.
- mslt 3y ago
  Yeah, McSweeney’s digital platform is a satire blog. The hard copies are great fiction & poetry though.