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Re:AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’–it’s the corporat... by mitthrowaway2 on Saturday May 06, 2023 @01:50PM (#35843673)
A human only has a comparative advantage over an AI when they can solve a problem at a lower cost than the AI can do the same. It's hard to imagine that would be the case in a scenario where AGI is decently smarter than humans are.
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Re:AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’–it’s the corporat... by vasco on Saturday May 06, 2023 @02:27PM (#35843987)
Opposable thumbs are an advantage for a few years.
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Re:AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’–it’s the corporat... by mitthrowaway2 on Saturday May 06, 2023 @02:57PM (#35844308)
Agreed, we do have a lot of nimble and low-cost actuators in our body. That will probably provide gainful employment for a while. I just don't see it being a very long-lasting advantage.
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