KeaboUltra t1_j6sk691 wrote
Reply to comment by mjm132 in The steam engine changed the world. Artificial intelligence could destroy it. - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion
right? I hate it. I asked about a hypothetical situation for life extension, specifically asking people to ignore the doom and gloom shit for the sake of a regular discussion but then you get people like "Nope, climate change! Water wars! political greed!" Like I get it, but if its so fucking cemented into the future then what the fuck's the point of talking about it? there's a whole sub for people like that, why not go there instead of trying to defeat people? I'm aware that we have the potential for a messy future but If it happens, it happens. I'm not gonna waste my time bitching while doing nothing about it.
feb2023project t1_j6tovla wrote
Pretty much why i unsubscribed from all ai subs despite being a fan. This sub seems a bit better, more editorial, but still some pop culture fear-mongering finds its way through.
94746382926 t1_j6u5wfi wrote
The AI subs like /r/singularity are way more optimistic than this sub in my experience. This sub has a habit of devolving into a circle jerk about everything turning into a hopeless hellscape with climate collapse and immortal billionaires ruling over us for all eternity.
It gets real fucking old sometimes and only started to get real bad after it was made a default sub.
jazzageguy t1_j6wfqd8 wrote
I agree. What's a default sub?
94746382926 t1_j6wfwxy wrote
A sub that reddit subscribes every new account to by default.
jazzageguy t1_j6wm2bw wrote
Ohh thanks! Yeah that must be bad when suddenly the riffraff comes stampeding in, like there goes the neighborhood.
94746382926 t1_j6wqvu9 wrote
Yeah basically lol. It's reddit asking, "Hey do you want 10 million new users dumped on you at once?" What's that, you said no? Well too bad here they are!
jazzageguy t1_j6xgue3 wrote
People not self-selected, so not committed to the subject!
NotASuicidalRobot t1_j6u04oq wrote
Aren't ai subs relatively optimistic about them
throwawaysomeway t1_j6sujt9 wrote
I think awareness is key. Most people will be useless in the near future, what do the people in power do about that? Abuse it, or try to help us all? It's horrifying really.
KeaboUltra t1_j6svpf0 wrote
Awareness is fine. But this isn't awareness. reading scientific reports, keeping up with activist activity or become one and knowing what we can do to prevent or prepare is more useful than trying to spread fear. Fear is useful but not when it's meant to debilitate. If nothing else, at least allow people to enjoy the time they have.
LeafyWolf t1_j6syxb2 wrote
Frankly, most people are useless now. Subsistence farming and cottage industry make up a lot of undeveloped labor.
AI fundamentally represents change, which is abhorrent to most people. People in power fear change because the status quo benefits them. Other people fear change for other reasons (not many of them good).
If anything, leaps forward in productivity typically lead to greater standards of living. Look at world poverty rates over time.
SentientBread420 t1_j6tcdbe wrote
People in power are not afraid of being able to cut more workers off the payroll thanks to automation
L00525324 t1_j6syh2x wrote
Most people also thought they'd become useless after cars were invented or when certain factory functions became automated. Technological innovations allow us to produce more...I think people miss the point, AI a tool that will allow us to do more, not less.
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