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by pesus 2 hours ago
> AI benefits everyone while also benefitting the billionaires - even disproportionately.

Source?

Also, you seem to be (probably intentionally) mixing up who's an elite and who's not. The people controlling and profiting from AI companies and their ilk are elites. The average person who's livelihood is at risk is not an elite, not matter how much you may try to spin it.
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Legend2440 2 hours ago
The average American is absolutely an elite. Globally and historically, we are both in the 1%.
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simianwords 2 hours ago
> Source?

All the technological innovations since humanity has had this characteristic and I don't see why AI would be different.

> Also, you seem to be (probably intentionally) mixing up who's an elite and who's not

I think it is convenient to put oneself in the non-elite bucket to justify anger at the "true" elites - the ones just above you. This is actually a well studied phenomena and almost all revolutions followed the same pattern. As an example, Soviet revolution was largely coordinated by the intellectual elite by overthrowing the Tsar who was the literal elite.

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pesus 2 hours ago
> All the technological innovations since humanity has had this characteristic and I don't see why AI would be different.

Then you should have no problem pointing to concrete examples of how it's actually improved life for the average person.

> I think it is convenient to put oneself in the non-elite bucket to justify anger at the "true" elites - the ones just above you. This is actually a well studied phenomena and almost all revolutions followed the same pattern. As an example, Soviet revolution was largely coordinated by the intellectual elite by overthrowing the Tsar who was the literal elite.

If you want to describe anyone with any education as an "elite", go ahead, but it's not convincing and is pretty anti-intellectual.

I sure am glad I'm apparently an elite and didn't know it, though! Who knew being an elite means you're barely able to make rent, will never be able to afford having children, have to forgo medical care due to the costs involved, and would be homeless within a few months if you got laid off?

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