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> Personally I strongly reject the idea that labor displacement is unethical. Oh, well if you STRONGLY reject it I guess that's it. > It will be a serious pro
by dlmanning 3mo ago
> Personally I strongly reject the idea that labor displacement is unethical.
Oh, well if you STRONGLY reject it I guess that's it.
> It will be a serious problem to deal with, but that doesn't make it unethical.
What WOULD make it unethical?
> The steam engine displaced labor. That doesn't make it unethical.
The steam engine also created new jobs to replace what it eliminated. It wasn't a mostly one-sided wealth transfer to the elite.
- nl 3mo ago> The steam engine also created new jobs to replace what it eliminated. It wasn't a mostly one-sided wealth transfer to the elite. Indeed. You make my point for me.
- wolvoleo 3mo agoWhat are those to be created jobs going to be doing that AI won't be able to? There's two big differences with the steam machine: this change is happening much faster so society has much less time to adapt, and it's got a much wider scope. Steam machines only replaced a small category of jobs.