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cummypussycat OP t1_j24kj9j wrote

Reply to comment by Affectionate-Food912 in A future without jobs by cummypussycat

Yeah it's possible. 20 years back, nobody predicted machine learning, not ai, will be this much of a game changer. In 20 years, it's possible there will be many jobs we cannot even comprehend now.

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rixtil41 t1_j24yjft wrote

Why does there always have to be jobs this is a big fallacy to me.

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turnip_burrito t1_j2785nr wrote

There will likely still be jobs people make for themselves in order to exchange goods and services of value (time with others, personal products), but not necessary to recieve basic life necessities plus basic luxury allowance.

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rixtil41 t1_j279cwh wrote

But if can make everything my self self-sufficiency why would I need to go to others ?

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turnip_burrito t1_j27a6y8 wrote

There's still scarcity of authentic human goods and services, even in a world where AI can provide any physical good or service. For example, if you wanted to buy a new statue or art piece a famous artist made or spend time with them, you could pay them money for it. This is a way of keeping tabs on how much people in the optional society of goods owe each other. This economy still has scarcity (there is only ONE authentic item or experience), and many people value that authenticity over a copy. It's the same reason why a copy of the Mona Lisa is worth much less than the real Mona Lisa.

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rixtil41 t1_j27dxrn wrote

So there will be scarcity it just won't matter in the long term. I dont value authenticity if it's close enough.

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turnip_burrito t1_j27ekih wrote

That's fine, not everyone values the same things. Other people may value it though, so there would be a marketplace for them.

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Mihrcelium t1_j24tjwc wrote

>Yeah it's possible. 20 years back, nobody predicted machine learning, not ai, will be this much of a game changer.

This is offensively false. The AI field has existed for 40+ years, and there absolutely have been those knowledgeable in the space who have made predictions about the possible impact(s) of machine intelligence on human society.

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Clean_Livlng t1_j26mlu9 wrote

By 'nobody' they might mean 'most people'...possibly. Not literally 0 people making the prediction. But they could also mean nobody, in which case they're incorrect.

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