> All the AI lab people are saying that the most likely and best outcome is we all live in a world of abundance where money doesn't matter anymore. Dario, Sam, Demis, and Elon have all said this loudly and repeatedly to anyone who asks.
replyAnd none of them ever spoke a lie. Especially not if it would further their goals at someone else's expense.
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replyIn their words, sure. In their actions, who among them has actually worked to make the dream of post-scarcity come alive?
replyFrom what I've seen, UBI is just a carrot dangled in front of the poors by utopian Silicon Valley tech bro megabillionaires when they're trying to drum up some PR for whatever big idea they're pimping out at the moment.
Obviously benevolent AGI is a prerequisite and they're all working on it. Actual post-scarcity society is a political issue more than a technology issue and nobody wants these guys working on political issues. To the extent that they have gotten involved in politics they have been pilloried for it. So I'd say their actions in pursuing the technology of AI, and leaving behind or not starting on political campaigns, are perfectly in concordance with their words.
replyIs this a very advanced form of sarcasm or a form of extreme gullibility? For the life of me I can't tell the difference, if the former then well played.
replyYeah, that comment is a pretty textbook example of Poe's law in my mind... Leaning towards sarcasm though.
replyYeah, if they actually put their money where their mouth is, we'd see UBI supporters on the mid term ballots.
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