[trifurcate]

> Hence, your daughter being or becoming an incredible artist would have no meaning, except perhaps for herself enjoying the process of creating art.

There are lots of points and arguments to be made in this general area, but I have to ask, is this really so bad? I mean, what is the point of our lives and everything we do, other than to generally spend the rest of our time doing things we enjoy for their own sake?

If we're comparing "your daughter is an incredible artist, and here's a job for her designing product packaging for a multinational conglomerate" to "your daughter is an incredible artist, and the multinational conglomerate is using a diffusion model to design their packaging", I think it's really hard to say that the former is better than the latter. Of course, it all depends on the economic model, but the line I am quoting is within that assumption you made of the economic model being able to support this. In that case, I am for the latter wholeheartedly.

Economic incentives are great to get people "hustling", but they are rarely aligned with the human values you wish to protect, and mostly by chance if they are. Your daughter's artistry is better "spent" on art for art's (and personal enjoyment's) sake than on drawing clip art for an obscure HR form somewhere, IMO.

[dahwolf]

Nothing would stop her from continuing to create art the human way. The most intrinsically motivated will certainly do so.

But it's only half the story. Besides the process of creating art in itself being rewarding, the other rewarding part should be how other people relate to it.

One might have trained themselves for thousands of hours and this will be reflected in the output. Most people suck at art thus the skill, dedication and creativity are recognized as such. This system has merit and scarcity.

The new system has no merit as any fool can type in a few words. Nor does it have scarcity which means an overabundance of output. Both contribute to a lost sense of meaning in creating and even consuming art.

If tomorrow we will all be as fast as the fastest runner, running will become quite pointless. There is no reward or recognition for running fast. In fact, you can't even call it fast anymore, as anybody can do it.

[plutoh28]

I wonder what would happen to a world where AI runs the economy. Not everyone has some hobby or passion that brings meaning into their lives. Some people just work, come home, and spend their free hours consuming some form of entertainment. Without work, would those people just have more free hours? The elimination of human labor could be disastrous to mental health.

[dahwolf]

A good point, and I've been puzzled by how hard this split in characters is between individuals.

I know several people that without external force (work, duty) would have absolutely no idea what to do with themselves. Even their free time they organize around work-like chores or spend it on passive media.

These people seem to lack any sense of wonder, of curiosity or exploration. And it seems a permanent and fixed state. This is who they are. You can't change it.

I would not worry about this problem though because surely in the hypothetical situation of no commercial work, there's plenty of other work we can make up.