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Re:Why is remote work seen as a gift? by pmoriarty on Thursday February 09, 2023 @08:15AM (#34723453)
> "freedom from labor" might be just around the corner (AGI, basic income etc.)

What use will the wealthy and powerful have for the unproductive masses after robots can do all their work for them?

Is more likely that strong AI and robots will be used to ever more effectively control and oppress most of humanity than help or free them.

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Re:Why is remote work seen as a gift? by CatWChainsaw on Thursday February 09, 2023 @09:33AM (#34724474)
No matter how many times this is repeated, it never seems to sink in. Talk about Intelligence and Wisdom stats being way unbalanced.
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