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by y42 761 days ago
First: It will probably take a while... like many, many years... until AI and robotics will be able to replace human workforce. We have "digital tools" on our hands since 30 years, still governments suffer from manual processes. Most of the noise currently coming from this scene is hot air and buzzword bingo. Although the technology is improving very fast, this does not mean that we can adapt our work processes to this new technology in the same pace.

Second: If AI and robotics finally take over, this isn't a bad thing. Of course we need to adapt our rules and lives, like introducing a "robot tax" or the "basic income", to keep the economy flowing. But why is this bad? Sure, the transition will be hard, but this inevitable.

Why is everyone so mad about AI generating art or providing entertainment? You can still create art, if you like to be an artist. You can still entertain, if you want to be an entertainer. Let AI do the work to keep the world rolling and do what you want - in your free time, 24 hours a day.