Re:Licensing is neither feasible nor effective for addressin...
by pwdisswordfishc on Saturday June 10, 2023 @05:46PM
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> I'm dubious myself over the short term - humans will have absolute advantage in many fields for a long time
AI doesn’t have to be better at the humans’ job to unemploy them. It’s enough that its output looks presentable enough for advertising most of the time, that it never asks for a day off, never gets sick or retires, never refuses orders, never joins a union…
The capitalist doesn’t really care about having the best product to sell, they only care about having the lowest-cost product they can get away with selling.
AI doesn’t have to be better at the humans’ job to unemploy them. It’s enough that its output looks presentable enough for advertising most of the time, that it never asks for a day off, never gets sick or retires, never refuses orders, never joins a union…
The capitalist doesn’t really care about having the best product to sell, they only care about having the lowest-cost product they can get away with selling.