whatTheBumfuck t1_issggxp wrote on October 18, 2022 at 11:28 AM

Reply to comment by sharkinwolvesclothin in Talked to people minimizing/negating potential AI impact in their field? eg: artists, coders... by kmtrp

I almost sorta think the real human artists will become even more valued when cheap ai art becomes so ubiquitous. Think mass produced vs handmade. I personally know many successful potters who make their living throwing pottery the old way.

kmtrp OP t1_isvbhmv wrote on October 18, 2022 at 11:30 PM

People kept doing portraits of people when cameras were invented, sure, but only 0.001% would now keep making a living with that while 99.999% were suddenly out of a job.

Because the group "I want whatever that works that is cheaper, faster etc" is giganourmous compared to "I want it made by a human regardless of time, price etc".

In short: most demand disappears.

whatTheBumfuck t1_iszb842 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 8:09 PM

Post scarcity, not really. Everyone will have a box that can generate objects out of air and soil or whatever matter you have laying around. There will be no companies that mass produce stuff. It'll just be assemblers all the way down. So your options will be get the assembler version or get the handmade version. Money won't be a thing, but status and prestige will become the main "currency" used to "purchase" time shares of a person's or entities attention. The uber rich today work this way already. When you have billions your most scare resource is your time and attention.