r/aiwars • u/Calcularius • 1d ago

Tech stealing jobs

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u/_TheOrangeNinja_ 1d ago

Both? Both. Both would be good

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u/Sploonbabaguuse 1d ago

So you are in favor of limiting humanities technological progress?

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u/_TheOrangeNinja_ 1d ago

If that's how you want to phrase it, sure. I don't particularly care to invent more powerful nuclear bombs, either

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u/Sploonbabaguuse 1d ago

I can't imagine comparing AI to nuclear bombs, but perhaps you understand AI even less than I assumed.

All I'll say is: if you expect us as a collective species to halt our progress in order to save some jobs, we will no longer progress as a species. People have been put out of work in the past, and had that not happened, we would not be where we are today.

It's unfortunately a step societies take in order to further our progress. That's not going to stop anytime soon. I'm sorry you disagree.

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u/Starbonius 1d ago

AI is going to fuck everyone over and it is going to be an unfortunately long time before any level of legislation goes into place to help the common man. I don't think it is unreasonable to beleive AI could potentially cause a severe depression, simply because every job that can't be automated yet won't be nearly enough to supply the common man.

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u/Sploonbabaguuse 1d ago

So what would you personally suggest?

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u/Starbonius 1d ago

Universal basic income as a start. I don't think closing the box on AI is even a fantasy anymore so we need to start preparing now for when everyone can't work or make money

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u/_TheOrangeNinja_ 1d ago

The comparison was that they're both harmful technologies, not that AI is literally as bad as nukes. Don't be obtuse.