Comment by AznHisoka 4 months ago Yes, if AI proves to be a 10x productivity booster, it probably means most people will be unemployed 11 comments AznHisoka Reply manmal 4 months ago Electricity was a 10x productivity boost, just over a way longer timespan. We‘re just speedrunning this. conductr 4 months ago Also, what happens to those employed when they each have 10 people trying to take their job. It’s a downward spiral for employment as we know it. polar8 4 months ago The plow was a 10x productivity booster. Guess what happened next? array_key_first 4 months ago The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.The premise of AI is that it replaces humans.Even if AI creates, say, 200 million new jobs - you would just fill those jobs with AI. Why would you fill them with humans? That's stupid. aeternum 4 months ago >The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.A single human with a plow replaced 20 humans with shovels.Do you believe the ratio of AI replacement will actually be higher? I doubt it. 3 replies → xutopia 4 months ago While there will be spots where a human will be replaced by AI there won't be nearly as much as people think over the next decade. ljlolel 4 months ago 10X population? TheSoftwareGuy 4 months ago Not necessarily. If $x is enough to get you 10x more Software engineering effort, people may be willing to increase their spending on software engineering, rather than decrease it
manmal 4 months ago Electricity was a 10x productivity boost, just over a way longer timespan. We‘re just speedrunning this.
conductr 4 months ago Also, what happens to those employed when they each have 10 people trying to take their job. It’s a downward spiral for employment as we know it.
polar8 4 months ago The plow was a 10x productivity booster. Guess what happened next? array_key_first 4 months ago The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.The premise of AI is that it replaces humans.Even if AI creates, say, 200 million new jobs - you would just fill those jobs with AI. Why would you fill them with humans? That's stupid. aeternum 4 months ago >The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.A single human with a plow replaced 20 humans with shovels.Do you believe the ratio of AI replacement will actually be higher? I doubt it. 3 replies → xutopia 4 months ago While there will be spots where a human will be replaced by AI there won't be nearly as much as people think over the next decade. ljlolel 4 months ago 10X population?
array_key_first 4 months ago The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.The premise of AI is that it replaces humans.Even if AI creates, say, 200 million new jobs - you would just fill those jobs with AI. Why would you fill them with humans? That's stupid. aeternum 4 months ago >The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.A single human with a plow replaced 20 humans with shovels.Do you believe the ratio of AI replacement will actually be higher? I doubt it. 3 replies → xutopia 4 months ago While there will be spots where a human will be replaced by AI there won't be nearly as much as people think over the next decade.
aeternum 4 months ago >The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.A single human with a plow replaced 20 humans with shovels.Do you believe the ratio of AI replacement will actually be higher? I doubt it. 3 replies →
xutopia 4 months ago While there will be spots where a human will be replaced by AI there won't be nearly as much as people think over the next decade.
TheSoftwareGuy 4 months ago Not necessarily. If $x is enough to get you 10x more Software engineering effort, people may be willing to increase their spending on software engineering, rather than decrease it
Electricity was a 10x productivity boost, just over a way longer timespan. We‘re just speedrunning this.
Also, what happens to those employed when they each have 10 people trying to take their job. It’s a downward spiral for employment as we know it.
The plow was a 10x productivity booster. Guess what happened next?
The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.
The premise of AI is that it replaces humans.
Even if AI creates, say, 200 million new jobs - you would just fill those jobs with AI. Why would you fill them with humans? That's stupid.
>The main difference is that a plow cannot replace a human because a plow is a machine operated by a human.
A single human with a plow replaced 20 humans with shovels.
Do you believe the ratio of AI replacement will actually be higher? I doubt it.
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While there will be spots where a human will be replaced by AI there won't be nearly as much as people think over the next decade.
10X population?
Not necessarily. If $x is enough to get you 10x more Software engineering effort, people may be willing to increase their spending on software engineering, rather than decrease it