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That has been the case since industrialization. It's not exactly new that capitalists want to replace workers with machines. The question is whether there will
by vjvjvjvjghv 6mo ago
That has been the case since industrialization. It's not exactly new that capitalists want to replace workers with machines. The question is whether there will be new and different jobs for people or if AI and robots will take over everything this time. If that's the case, capitalism will break (nobody can afford to buy the products anymore) and a new economic system will emerge. This could be a great system for everybody or a dystopian one. My bet is on dystopian until there will possibly be a violent revolution by the peasants.
- zarzavat 6mo agoReplacing workers in specific industries is one thing. AI is trying to replace people in general. Expecting new jobs to pop up is misunderstanding the goal of this technology which is to eliminate jobs.
- matusp 6mo agoAI is not trying to do anything. It's a technology and it does not have agency. I think that the perception problem with AI is not about the technology itself. It's about the famously parasitic Silicon Valley companies that are the pioneers of the technology. I can imagine a society where AI is welcomed and celebrated, but the people wielding it would definitely need to be less psychopathic than what we have over here.