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Comment by navanchauhan

20 days ago

I think this comment is slightly unfair :(

We’ve been working on this since July, and we shared the techniques and principles that have been working for us because we thought others might find them useful. We’ve also open-sourced the nlspec so people can build their own versions of the software factory.

We’re not selling a product or service here. This also isn’t about positioning for an acquisition: we’ve already been in a definitive agreement to be acquired since last month.

It’s completely fair to have opinions and to not like what we’re putting out, but your comment reads as snarky without adding anything to the conversation.

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ares623  19 days ago

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  • blackqueeriroh  19 days ago

    Why will you be destitute? Consider this: how do billionaires make most of their money?

    I’ll answer you: people buy their stuff.

    What happens if nobody has jobs? Oh, that’s right! Nobody’s buying stuff.

    Then what happens? Oh yeah! Billionaires get poorer.

    There’s a very rational, self-interested reason sama has been running UBI pilots and Elon is also talking about UBI - the only way they keep more money flowing into their pockets is if the largest number of people have disposable income.

    • FeteCommuniste  19 days ago

      Nice, so all of us legacy humans can be kept around as pets on a fixed income for the master race of billionaires and their AI army.

    • palmotea  19 days ago

      > What happens if nobody has jobs? Oh, that’s right! Nobody’s buying stuff.

      > Then what happens? Oh yeah! Billionaires get poorer.

      Or they pivot to businesses that don't depend on consumers buying stuff.

      Or pivot away from business entirely, into a realm of pure power independent of the market and conventional economics.

      > There’s a very rational, self-interested reason sama has been running UBI pilots and Elon is also talking about UBI - the only way they keep more money flowing into their pockets is if the largest number of people have disposable income.

      There's another very rational, self-interested reason for those people to pursue UBI: as a temporary sop to the masses, to keep them passive until they lack the power to resist.