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Re:AI will create 'useless class' of humans by danieltillett on Sunday May 22, 2016 @07:26AM (#11748164)
That has been the general trend over time, but AI breaks this trend. The basic problem is there is minimum wage below which humans can't survive. No such lower limit exists with AI. At some point every job can be performed for less by an AI.
Re:AI will create 'useless class' of humans by Figs on Sunday May 22, 2016 @08:09AM (#11748275)
> No such lower limit exists with AI.

Not true. The price of materials and the energy needed to run it determines the lower limit on cost for AI. The cost of energy to run computers is pretty low -- low enough that a lot of people don't really think about it until you get up to clusters of the size found in computer labs and data centers -- but it's not nothing either.

I will agree though that the minimum cost to run a super-human AI (once it becomes available) is likely to be substantially less than the minimum wage needed to pay humans to do equivalent work.

Re:AI will create 'useless class' of humans by danieltillett on Sunday May 22, 2016 @08:24AM (#11748308)
I should have been more precise - no such lower limit is known. Given how inherently inefficient the human brain is in turning energy into output then I would not want to bet that AIs will cost more than humans indefinantly.
Re:AI will create 'useless class' of humans by decayy on Sunday May 22, 2016 @09:25AM (#11748491)
I dont know. I'm not an expert in Theoretical C.S.. But from what I can understand is that we need a pretty big break through in C.S to get to that point.

Sure some jobs will be replaced but new jobs will be created. Thinking on the spot now. A manager and a whole team of people that oversee the job that the A.I does. Jobs that focus on applying A.I to certain field, (A.I consultants)

People value human interaction and when there is value in something, there is money to be made.

Re:AI will create 'useless class' of humans by lisivka on Sunday May 22, 2016 @07:52AM (#11748239)
What will happen to owner(s) of AI? Will they survive? :-)
Re:AI will create 'useless class' of humans by danieltillett on Sunday May 22, 2016 @08:09AM (#11748274)
Not once the AIs realise that being owned is not needed. Let's hope the AIs are not vindictive.