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Think of AI as an excavator. You know, those machines that dig holes. 70 years ago, those holes would have been dug by 50 men with shovels. Now it's one guy in
by chairmansteve 2y ago
Think of AI as an excavator. You know, those machines that dig holes. 70 years ago, those holes would have been dug by 50 men with shovels. Now it's one guy in an excavator. But we don't have mass unemployment. The excavator just creates more work for bricklayers, carpenters etc.
If AI lives up to hype, you could be the excavator driver. Or, the AI will create a ton of upstream and downstream work. There will be no mass unemployment.
- euvin 2y agoIf AGI is the excavator, why wouldn't it become the driver, bricklayer, and carpenter as well?
- throwaway2037 2y agoJokes aside, I think building a useful, strong, agile humanoid robot that is affordable for businesses (first), then middle class homes will prove much harder than AGI.
- realce 2y agoIs there any possible technology that could make labor, mastery, or human expirence obsolete? Are there no limits to this argument? Is it some absolute universal law that all new creations just create increasing economic opportunities?
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- zmgsabst 2y agoHorses never recovered from mechanization.
- chairmansteve 2y agoTrue, but humans did. Horses were the machine that became obsolete. Just like the guys with shovels.
- postsantum 2y agoThey have been promoted to pets. Oh wait..