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Comment by OccamsMirror

3 days ago

I think the relentless podcast blitz by OpenAI and Anthropic founders suggests otherwise. They're both keen to confirm that yes, in 5 - 10 years, no one will have any jobs any more. They're literally out there discussing a post employment world like it's an inevitability.

That's pretty extreme.

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patrakov  2 days ago

This was present (in a positive way, though) even in Soviet films for children.

    Позабыты хлопоты,
    Остановлен бег,
    Вкалывают роботы,
    Счастлив человек!

    Worries forgotten,
    The treadmill doesn't run,
    Robots are working,
    Humans have fun!

disgruntledphd2  2 days ago

Those billions won't raise themselves, you know.

More generally, these execs are talking their book as they're in a low margin capital intensive businesses whose future is entirely dependent on raising a bunch more money, so hype and insane claims are necessary for funding.

Now, maybe they do sortof believe it, but if so, why do they keep hiring software engineers and other staff?