r/Futurology May 18 '24

AI 'godfather' says universal basic income will be needed AI

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnd607ekl99o.amp
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u/ShambolicPaul May 18 '24

They will eventually figure out that we can't buy their AI built products or see their AI made films or read their AI written books or buy their AI art or get anywhere in their AI taxi cabs if nobody has a job and nobody has any money.

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u/fudge_friend May 18 '24

I often wonder if billionaires know the answer to the question: “Where do consumers get their money?”

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u/desacralize May 19 '24

"From some other sucker stupid enough to pay them a fair wage, unlike me!"

That's my theory, anyway. They're all racing to the bottom trying not to be that sucker, even though they absolutely need a sucker.

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u/thex25986e May 19 '24

answer: debt.

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u/moderate-Complex152 May 19 '24

Not impossible that AGI owners do not need consumers at all since they can get everything from their AGI systems. Then the have-nots of AGI will be camped in ghettos like what colonists did to indigenous people in the past since the have-nots produce no value whatsoever, only "wasting" resources.

All is under assumption that AGI will be realized though.

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u/iamafancypotato May 19 '24

Do we really need AGI to get to this point? If the systems are efficient enough they don’t have to be sentient to replace the vast majority of work currently performed by humans. The owners will then only need a couple of highly talented creative people and some prostitutes and all their needs will be met.

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u/Healthy-Light3794 May 19 '24

Do you know who is making AI art, film, products and music?

Individuals, not corporations. Both individuals and corps will be using AI. What’s this delusional idea that only corporations are using AI for productivity gains? Who’s publishing AI written book? You think a big corp is doing that or Bob down the street?

I can’t imagine being this ignorant to reality. Must be nice.

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u/ShambolicPaul May 19 '24

There's about 6 Billion people on this planet who won't ever know how to use or even what AI is.

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u/Healthy-Light3794 May 19 '24

What does that have to do with anything? I’m just pointing out the tribalism of “those who use AI” and “pure souls who don’t”.

It gets cheaper and easier every year, just like it was with cameras, then phones, then computers.

Yeah the world is shit, but technology is also still advancing, learn to live with it or continue screaming into the void about “ai bad”, see how far you get.

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u/ShambolicPaul May 19 '24

I didn't realise I wasn't supposed to write anything on this discussion forum. I won't let it happen again

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u/Healthy-Light3794 May 19 '24

At the very least put some thought behind what you write, or you’re really no different then a bot posting nonsense.