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SomeoneSomewhere1984 t1_jdmw0rn wrote

Reply to comment by Assembly_R3quired in Who do you think will be the winners and losers of the coming AI revolution? by tshirtguy2000

The reason capitalism works now is that billionaires need workers, so they pay people to work, and those people use the money for things they need.

When they don't need workers anymore, because they can use AI, the vast majority of humans won't have a way to contribute to society well enough to earn a living.

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Assembly_R3quired t1_jdmyejm wrote

Ah yes, just like how the average quality of life dropped when the plow was invented.

Or how the average quality of life dropped when electricity was discovered.

Or how the average quality of life dropped when assembly lines were automated.

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SomeoneSomewhere1984 t1_jdn8thv wrote

I don't think you understand the difference. Those things still required humans to run them. Now we're talking a technology that can do everything humans can do.

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Assembly_R3quired t1_jdrwdii wrote

That's cute, but ultimately, all of the above directly caused the destruction of millions of jobs. You can make up any qualifiers you want, but the truth is what it is.

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Used-Comment-5003 t1_jdv0e2k wrote

How do you think humans will make money if AI takes all the jobs?

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Assembly_R3quired t1_jdy6seb wrote

Wrong question. Do you think Uber would exist today if we relied on horses for transportation?

Jobs are created even when their isn't direct need of them, and assuming you can guess what those will be is what you're doing when you say humans won't be able to find employment.

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