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AI is revolutionary, but not egalitarian
- keroshanpillay 10mo agoAuthor here. My thesis is that while AI will raise the general standard of living, it will drastically increase inequality, potentially creating a permanent underclass and "Client States" within ~5 years.
- colesantiago 10mo agoIf that is the case, then there will be two revolutions.
- keroshanpillay 10mo agoInteresting. What do you have in mind?
- abdelhousni 10mo agoa natural child of the current economical and political system
- keroshanpillay 10mo agoI think so too. It feels very similar to previous technological 'boom' phases – each previous one minted a new stratification of wealth (railroads and Vanderbilt, dotcom and Bezos/Zuck/etc). This is the latest iteration.