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Anthropic Chief Says AI Could Surpass 'Almost All Humans ' Shortly After 2027

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Re: Anthropic Chief Says AI Could Surpass 'Almost All Humans ' Shortly After 2027

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Why guarantee the social safety nets? There's no benefit for those in power to keep them and we already let those in the U.S. without means die. Why should the case be different here?

Those in power benefit from the social nets too. They want to live in a stable society. See that us insurance ceo getting shot. Lambo is more fun if you’re not at risk of getting shot

Yeah, that's when they're still economically dependent on there being masses of people to produce wealth for them.

When the mass of people have no economic value to contribute to those in power, then what?

Will they just feed and house those people?

Re: Anthropic Chief Says AI Could Surpass 'Almost All Humans ' Shortly After 2027

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those in power benefit from the social nets too. They want to live in a stable society. See that us insurance ceo getting shot. Lambo is more fun if you’re not at risk of getting shot

Yeah, that's when they're still economically dependent on there being masses of people to produce wealth for them. When the mass of people have no economic value to contribute to those in power, then what? Will they just feed and house those people?

> Yeah, that's when they're still economically dependent

It goes deeper than that. Being surrounding by poor and suffering people sucks. Most people can’t block out that level of suffering and may even feel guilt.

No doubt there are some clinical psychopaths out there to whom that doesn’t apply but I think it’s broadly true.

It’s much easier to block out when people or poor but still sorta ok. So yes I think it’s going towards some sort of UBI. A low and grim UBI but UBI anyway

Re: Anthropic Chief Says AI Could Surpass 'Almost All Humans ' Shortly After 2027

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, that's when they're still economically dependent on there being masses of people to produce wealth for them. When the mass of people have no economic value to contribute to those in power, then what? Will they just feed and house those people?

> Yeah, that's when they're still economically dependent It goes deeper than that. Being surrounding by poor and suffering people sucks. Most people can’t block out that level of suffering and may even feel guilt. No doubt there are some clinical psychopaths out there to whom that doesn’t apply but I think it’s broadly true. It’s much easier to block out when people or poor but still sorta ok. So yes I think it’s goi…

I'm afraid I do not share your optimism.

Homeless gathering tend to be moved to be out of sight.

We (in the U.S.) happily do not care for those whom cannot afford healthcare.

And those currently with their hands on the levers of society have already shown themselves to not act all that altruistically.

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