Re:Ask HN: Sam Altman, things that will be retain value post AI
by monkeyonethe on Monday February 20, 2023 @04:54AM
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which episodes of Star Trek should I watch?
I feel like watches and designer good could be easily designed by AI, no?
Re:Ask HN: Sam Altman, things that will be retain value post AI
by kingkongjaffa on Monday February 20, 2023 @05:51AM
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Part of the point is people buy the status and the history of the brand. If the brand is consistent with the customers values.
If it comes out of a cold lifeless machine and not the warm hands of human craftsmanship, is it the same thing?
Re:Ask HN: Sam Altman, things that will be retain value post AI
by ihatepython on Monday February 20, 2023 @10:49AM
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> which episodes of Star Trek should I watch?
Perhaps 'The Neutral Zone' season 1 episode 26. There is a cryogenically frozen person brought back to life, and he is obsessed with finding out about the value of his stock portfolio, and he and Picard have a conversation about how money no longer exists.
But I don't recall any episode that really explores the idea of a post-scarcity world (which is essentially communism I suppose)
Re:Ask HN: Sam Altman, things that will be retain value post AI
by jhoelzel on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @03:32AM
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they only have intrinsic value to begin with.
The bragging is basically a cultural think in your circles so no i dont see them becomming that.
Re:Ask HN: Sam Altman, things that will be retain value post AI
by ihatepython on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @05:59AM
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One thing to keep in mind is that in the 24th century, there still is no cure for baldness.
Watches, wines, designer anything not made by AI. Check out episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation with regards to exploration of ideas of value when goods come out of a replicator and experiences out of a Holodeck at zero marginal cost.