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The AGI economy is coming faster than you think

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Re: The AGI economy is coming faster than you think

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> Ultimately, we seem to be headed toward a future where we spend an extraordinary chunk of our economy on data centers and AI infrastructure When climate-disaster-induced fires or tornadoes or tsunamis hit the data centers, I like to think that we'd like to spend a bigger chunk of our economy on food and housing. But who cares four us plebs if Sam Altman finally gets an (AI) girlfriend. > Employers are testing repla…

I think you've hit on something in your last sentence. At least until CEOs figure out that managers, too, are superfluous without human underlings to boss around, they'll miss the thrill of forcing employees to do things those employees hate and resent.

Re: The AGI economy is coming faster than you think

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> These are not sci‑fi fantasies — venture capital is already funding them. I had to chuckle.

But VCs never dump buckets of money on things that are vaporware bullshit!

You can tell because we're all posting here via our VR helmets using NFTs.

/s

Re: The AGI economy is coming faster than you think

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It's an interesting article that makes intuitive sense. But from what I understood, the scenarios are still pre-AGI. From what I understand, we are far from achieving AGI, and the article would have benefited from defining the term and putting it into relation. Because the disruption is significant even without AGI.

And if we do achieve it legislation will be quick to follow. I wouldn't assume this wave of tech is going to get the shrug-pass like everything else.

Re: The AGI economy is coming faster than you think

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This is basically peak hype mixed with enormous short term thought stupidity.

Yes, agreed ... but on which side?

There is no way in hell, after all, that EU politicians are going to make any effort to do something about this before it happens (not even sponsoring real research into it). So they will be surprised by what happens. And as for the model, the EU capturing the "Long Boom" of value that the internet and computers produced ... well, they failed to do that, except a relatively small amount going to the existing EU rich and landlords.

So either AI crashes and burns, or the change will be implemented, all EU citizens entered against their will before you can shout "I demand elections".

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