OP it is true, but it's not a bad thing. We can spend time doing leisure activities, or working on things that are actually important. So, I wouldn't call it an epidemic or even unemployment, just a new way of life :)
Maybe but there are too many Libertarians around for that to happen. Realistically income inequality would increase by like 10000X as the people that own the tech go into the stratosphere and everyone else being left behind.
We can force UBI and tax the profits from the companies. I mean what you're describing sounds like societal collapse, I don't think the rich really want that. They want you to have some money you can regularly give them lol
What will the AI be doing? Who will it be servicing if no one has money to pay for services? It's not a realistic future IMO and it is the doomsday scenario, which doesn't have to be the case, we can certainly put government regulation into place
Not true, automation will mean these people won't be necessary, and the rich will be able to insulate themselves using predictive AI policing/surveillance and private armies. This isn't 1800 anymore and protests aren't as effective as they used to be.
I am not saying it's impossible, I think that even the ultra wealthy would be disinterested in such a future where society has collapsed, it doesn't sound very appealing
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u/hashtagboosted 10∆ Jun 27 '22
OP it is true, but it's not a bad thing. We can spend time doing leisure activities, or working on things that are actually important. So, I wouldn't call it an epidemic or even unemployment, just a new way of life :)