[dead]
Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
121–130 of 261 posts
Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#122To be blunt I don’t know that the world really cares what Bill Gates thinks anymore.
[dead]
Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#123If all jobs are taken away for the sake of robot driven productivity, who will consume the products and services being offered that result in profit?! (EDIT: I am not against AI at all, just trying to understand where this all leads)
Don't discount that tech billionaires pursuing this are themselves nihilistic. They would enjoy the fruits of our labor and will not care what comes after they die.
Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#124That all sounds nice, but does he mean it and can we trust him? Setting up governance bodies and think tanks could be a diversion. He does explicitly suggest a robot and token tax, so that is something. He does not address the issue of IP theft or the possibility of shutting down AI altogether like medium range missiles (SS20/Pershing II) were removed by treaties. The could be AI treaties with China and Russia, excep…
I would say, "No, we cannot trust him" because, even if/when his intentions are good, his interests, and his worldview, and not aligned with the public's (globally or locally). For example:
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/07/how-bill-gates-m...
Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Election denialism is unbecoming of anyone with a brain Convincing argument you have there, but the choices we're provided between shit sandwich A and shit sandwich B are the problem, not which one wins.
This is a well known mathematical property of first-past-the-post election systems, as opposed to evidence of your grand conspiracy theory
Maybe then the US should abandon first past the post?
Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#126Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
Somehow, I don't think the people with all the money, gunmen and (soon) robots will be OK with the world you envision.
True. Expecting the super rich to be concerned a lot about the poor - especially when they aren't useful as employees, is quite a stretch.
Their wealth is more contingent on our consumption than employment status. If that goes, then you're looking at a zero-sum society where no new wealth is generated.
Ultimately people will remain enterprising status-seekers. Rich people can already sit around with their wealth doing fuck-all excepting consuming, and they don't.
Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#128> We have to think now about how to reduce job losses so that everyone can share in the prosperity that AI creates. And I thought he is a smart man. This is so last century thinking. We need to prepare that there will definitely be no jobs for everyone and that will be falling all the time, it’s not a one-time event you should “prepare for”. There’s nothing to prepare, we already have funds and productivity to feed a…
I really don't think UBI can ever happen in the US. There is a moral imperative of "industriousness". Keynes' prediction (or maybe desire) ~100 years ago of the 15 hour workweek never panned out.
How does the moral imperative of industriousness deal with all the skilled jobs being done by the computer?
Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Election denialism is unbecoming of anyone with a brain Convincing argument you have there, but the choices we're provided between shit sandwich A and shit sandwich B are the problem, not which one wins.
This is a well known mathematical property of first-past-the-post election systems, as opposed to evidence of your grand conspiracy theory
It doesn't require a "grand conspiracy theory" to know that dominant capital interests have the power and desire to perpetuate themselves.
But keep trying to wave the away the obvious. You only look more ridiculous the harder you try.
Re: Bill Gates: The turbulent AI era is here
#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can build livable domiciles for a few grand in bulk, recycle waste via composting to reduce infrastructure needs, shared batteries and solar, etc. There are plenty of people on youtube demonstrating the permie off grid lifestyle. Grains are cheap and we have a wild boar and deer problem in a lot of the country so food wouldn't be too expensive either.
Most people don't want to live like that. They want AC, central plumbing, trendy food, and cheap clothing.
He’s a delusional idiot
Let’s ask him straight - would he be ok living like that? Lmfao
Lots of looney tunes comments on this thread