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by TrackerFF 10 days ago
Wouldn't surprise me if the rise of AI leads to some sort of Khmer Rouge / Cambodia-lite type of situation, where anti-technology and anti-intellectualism will grow.

Right now the message is more or less: If you want to "AI-proof" yourself, pick up a trade or manual job.

If we create a society where all the peons will work in healthcare / trades / manual labor, while the trillionaires control all their other aspects of (digital) life, that could very well usher in reactionary leaders.

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I'd expect violent anti-technology rebels to be easily defeated by AI-powered drones, though.

Much like the traditional Samurai of Japan got crushed [0] by a new model peasant army of the Meiji Emperor, which adapted European guns, artillery and drill and basically exterminated them.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satsuma_Rebellion