Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared of Capitalism, Not Robots

Re:Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared of Capita... by loup-vaillant on Sunday March 06, 2016 @06:43AM (#11233410)

Hawkings doesn't use big words, but in the end, it does amount to "we should be afraid of Capitalism, not Robots".

What do you think "the machine-owners […] lobby against wealth redistribution" means? Machine owners are obviously the capitalists, who own the means of production. And they do currently lobby against wealth redistribution. It's only natural: they have wealth and power, they intend to keep it.

Linkbait, sure. But I don't see any misrepresentation of Hawkins' words here.

(Edit: Of course, I'm not talking about strong AI here, which is obviously much more dangerous if realised. I'm imagining dumb stuff like the Star Trek replicator.)

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Re:Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared of Capita... by hamstergene on Sunday March 06, 2016 @06:52AM (#11233439)

In other countries, there are dictators or "ruling parties" instead of capitalists, and they will create exactly the same problem. He's right, this is not about capitalism at all.

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Re:Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared of Capita... by loup-vaillant on Sunday March 06, 2016 @07:07AM (#11233488)

Whatever. Those ruling parties still control the means of production just like our western capitalists do. The way they hold their power over people is just more obvious.

Besides, those countries don't dominate the world and impose their ways on the rest of the world. Capitalists countries like the USA, Russia, and China do.

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