[neerd]

I don’t hate AI. I hate the system in which automation is a bad thing. In which an individual’s only worth is the value they produce.

We should be elated that AI are taking peoples jobs because they are no longer jobs people “have” to do.

Instead people are terrified (and rightly so) because no jobs in a society that requires you to have a job means you have no worth. The capital class will use the disproportionate power given by ownership of AI as the final step to go from owning mostly everything to just owning everything.

Ask yourself, if there comes a point in time where automation has replaced most of the human workforce, and automation has replaced most of the military and policing forces. Do you really think those at the top are going to view the unemployable and unhappy masses as anything other than a threat? What do you think they’ll do then?

[blueyoda]

Brilliantly put. I think AI has potential to do many wonders for humanity - but are we ready for its impact on our current model of capitalism? The industrial revolution automated a good deal of physical labor. Now the AI revolution is automating mental labor. What role will humans play in a society in which robots excel at everything? Humans have innovated themselves out of existence. Will the only viable careers be in entertainment (preferring to watch a real person play football as opposed to AI-generated football footage?) Will only the most complex physical and mental labor be the only viable sources of income - a master plumber making a fortune while the average STEM degree earns nothing?

I strongly believe in capitalism - but I can't deny that some changes will need to be made soon in order for 99% of people to survive being outcompeted by robots.

[sgu999]

> a master plumber making a fortune while the average STEM degree earns nothing?

Blacksmiths and woodworkers had to train for more years than the average software engineer to start making a living. Their hard labour has been replaced by capital in a heartbeat. Should it be different just because our horses are higher and our hands cleaner?

Wherever you live, I suspect that it's bit more than _some_ change to capitalism that would be needed to accommodate for 99% of jobs disappearing.