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> Strictly speaking, they don't even need us as customers. I think they'd employ some number of humans for entertainment.
by nerdsniper 4mo ago
> Strictly speaking, they don't even need us as customers.
I think they'd employ some number of humans for entertainment.
- danaris 4mo agoAt that point, why bother to employ? If we have no recourse, no power to resist them (as must be the case in that scenario), then they might as well just keep us as pets. Or slaves.
- cholmdomsky 4mo agoGotta feed both, so...
- red-iron-pine 4mo agothey're already replacing actors with AI, mate. Once the slop machine gets better you won't know the difference
- nerdsniper 4mo agoThere are some types of entertainment which are less audio-visual.
- palmotea 4mo ago> I think they'd employ some number of humans for entertainment. The key point is: some number. Chances are you and everyone you love won't make the cut. If 10 billionaires control the all the capital of the planet, they could exterminate 99% of humanity and not even notice any change in their day to day life. 83 million NPCs are more than enough for 10 people.