What should we do about AI?

[Wilson23]

That is, how to deal with the threat of technological unemployment it poses?

I see no way but Universal Basic Income.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income

 

[RoryN]

That's the promise we've been getting.

(Ain't gonna happen.)

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

That is, how to deal with the threat of technological unemployment it poses?

I see no way but Universal Basic Income.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income

Despite all the tech bro hype, AI can’t replace human workers. There may be a lot of short term job losses because clueless managers will believe the hype, but everyone will have to be hired back after the AI bubble pops in 2026.

 

[Wilson23]

Despite all the tech bro hype, AI can’t replace human workers. There may be a lot of short term job losses because clueless managers will believe the hype, but everyone will have to be hired back after the AI bubble pops in 2026.

You know they'll keep trying -- just because AI is cheaper. Same reason so many factories are automated. Same reason computers answer telephones.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

You know they'll keep trying -- just because AI is cheaper. Same reason so many factories are automated. Same reason computers answer telephones.

The data centers that run AI are ruinously expensive. Inflating the AI bubble has soaked up all the tech venture capital because the bros think that if they keep piling the shit higher and higher, eventually they’ll find a golden pony underneath. It’s not gonna happen.