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IntroVertu OP t1_jd7ofjr wrote

Reply to comment by basilgello in AI democratization => urban or rural exodus ? by IntroVertu

>Cities offer a lot of this to satisfy: museums, cafes, sport grounds.

It is true that human beings are by essence sociable animals and that the cultural and social activities that megacities offer are enormous assets. But the disadvantages are more and more importants : excessive real estate prices and cost of living, poor air quality, lack of green space...

Okay, humans are social creatures but isn't there a middle ground to be found between these big cities and the countryside ? And maybe AI (and many more new technologies) will allow us to find this middle ground.

(this is a very subjective : many people don't care about having to pay 10 euros for a beer and don't necessarily appreciate green spaces. It remains to be seen who represents the majority)

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harmlessdjango t1_jd87258 wrote

poor air quality is mostly caused by cars, not the congregation of humans. If your "quaint little town" has lots of cars spewing fumes and kicking up particles in it, the air quality won't be that much different

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Frumpagumpus t1_jd9e6cf wrote

if you electrify them and make them much smaller since self driving can prevent 99% of accidents wouldnt be as much of an issue

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basilgello t1_jd7teme wrote

> It remains to be seen who represents the majority

This. People are used to something, and highly adaptable. Adaptable because of intellect + all the genetic evolution nature made us for billions of years. Yet at the same time survival means minimizing the uncertainty or enthropy. That's why people are reactive to changes and can cope with worse living than it is possible.

We who want changes are small minority. And even among us changers there is .001% of people who can press the big red button for the utopic world. That's question of price and value, responsibility and power. And choice :)

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