Re:A.I. And Big Data Could Power a New War on Poverty?
by unclebucknasty on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @09:17PM
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>In wealth-oriented societies, rich people have been fighting a war to get rid of poor people since the beginning of time
Would only quibble in that it's not getting rid of them that's the general goal, but leveraging them for their own benefit (which in some cases might involve the former).
Re:A.I. And Big Data Could Power a New War on Poverty?
by meri_dian on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @07:39PM
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But you're leaving out the fact that the average person is much better off now, materially, than they ever were in the past.
Re:A.I. And Big Data Could Power a New War on Poverty?
by titzer on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @07:57PM
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The average person might be a little better off than a decade ago, but the gap between rich and poor keeps getting wider, and even worse, the poor are actually getting poorer. If the rich get even richer, the average keeps going up, well done!
They been sayin' this since the wheel, methinks!
Jesus said, "The poor will always be with you." Not being a Christian, I still see the wisdom in this statement.
In wealth-oriented societies, rich people have been fighting a war to get rid of poor people since the beginning of time--throw them in jail, lock them in ghettos, deport them, wall them out. The structural change needed is in people's attitudes, society's values, not our technology.
It's getting worse, not better, and the more hopes we pin on our techno-fantasy, the harder the crash is going to be.