Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I

Re:Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I by SoftTalker on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @10:01PM (#37668863)

Have you seen what people do when they have nothing to do? Be careful what you wish for. ChatGPT notwithstanding, we're a long way from a Star Trek post-scarcity world.

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Re:Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I by eru on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @11:50PM (#37669840)

People find things to do.

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Re:Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @12:31AM (#37670162)

> People find things to do

It seems to be a lot of zealotry, buttery and violence. Learning to be good with all that free time will take work.

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Re:Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I by eru on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @12:51AM (#37670311)

Maybe. But compared to eg 18th century people almost all our time today is spent on frivolities.

Of course, we often pay each other for these frivolities. So people don't treat them as free time.

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Re:Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I by diffeomorphism on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:42AM (#37670637)

So give everybody a 30 hour week to start. Sudden transitions have lots of friction, so do it gradually.

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Re:Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I by zirgs on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:49AM (#37671465)

Idk about you, but I travel to different countries and have fun when I'm on vacation.

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