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XagentVFX t1_j15dce9 wrote

Reply to comment by ihateshadylandlords in Are we already in the midst of a singularity? by oldmanhero

Why do people keep saying that? Midjourney accelerated at a crazy pace. Why are you so confident about that? Coping?

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ihateshadylandlords t1_j15mejv wrote

>Why do people keep saying that?

Why do people keep saying what? Be specific.

>Midjourney accelerated at a crazy pace.

…and the people by far and large can keep up with program updates.

>Coping?

lol coping about what? Again, you need to be specific.

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XagentVFX t1_j15nof9 wrote

Lol, cmon. I think it's obvious things are going to be moving much faster than we think. I've been in existential crisis mode myself. I'm a CGI artist, but I love Ai. I'm not even mad that it's taking the skills that I worked so hard most of my life to achieve in just a year. This 4th Industrial Revolution is going to be the big one. Capitalism itself needs to be done away with, it's that drastic. I don't see any jobs that'll be human only because of capability. Ai will do everything and better. My only problem is, will the rich give up that glorious feeling of being better than everyone else? Probably nah. The Elysium film is looking very realistic.

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ihateshadylandlords t1_j15podg wrote

No doubt that things are moving fast; but I still think we’re able to keep up with advancements. As far as capitalism goes, yeah I don’t know what companies and governments will do when they automate enough to the point where people can’t afford to buy their products or pay taxes.

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XagentVFX t1_j15y5lt wrote

It'll all just be UBI. Sam Altman is already setting up these initiatives as the CEO of OpenAi. He gets it. But the benefits of seeing a Super Intelligent AGI do it's thing will be worth the suffering of the fight it'll take for the elite to let go of money. And everyone else for that matter.

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cuposun t1_j178gh7 wrote

Just like they gave UBI to the Walmart workers that self-checkout laid off. Oh wait.

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imlaggingsobad t1_j17ykgu wrote

when unemployment hits 25% they'll have no choice but to mandate UBI

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cuposun t1_j196w3p wrote

It must be nice to still believe the government will help the most disparaged. I wish I had that optimism. But have you looked around? Why does everyone think there is a utopia ahead? I highly highly doubt it. They don't give a shit about the least of us.

I'd say their idea of UBI is for-profit prisons. Basic needs are met, right? File under: be careful what you wish for.

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XagentVFX t1_j180edl wrote

Haha. But this is completely different. It will be the majority of the working class around the world. If people become broke too quick the elite will lose thier influence and people won't respect government and there will be complete upheaval. The elite print money, they don't need it, they just want our servitude and the pride of feeling power. So they do need to keep us happy to an extent. There aren't any robot armies yet so thier militaries couldn't hold back billions of people. But they can't help it, they need more power, more more more. So it's very likely Ai will be coming in very quickly. But like we are seeing in China, they'll bite off more than they can actually chew. I predict the people will still want to topple government and maybe even ask Ai to lead instead. But either way Ai will be more than capable of doing any intellectual task very soon.

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