Don't fall into the anti-AI hype

Re:Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by simonw on Sunday January 11, 2026 @08:26AM (#46575559)

How does widespread access to AI tools increase inequalities?

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Re:Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by AstroBen on Sunday January 11, 2026 @10:41AM (#46576664)

It's pretty clear that if AI delivers on its promise it'll decimate the income of all but the top 1% developers

Labor is worth less, capital and equity ownership make more or the same

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Re:Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by simonw on Sunday January 11, 2026 @01:17PM (#46578078)

I don't think that's a forgone conclusion yet.

I continue to hope that we see the opposite effect: the drop of cost in software development drives massively increased demand for both software and our services.

I wrote about that here: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/llm-predictions-for-202...

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Re:Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by AstroBen on Sunday January 11, 2026 @01:45PM (#46578450)

I keep flip-flopping between being optimistic and pessimistic on this, but yeah we just need to wait and see

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Re:Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by oulipo2 on Sunday January 11, 2026 @08:36AM (#46575646)

Because as long as it is done in a capitalistic economy, it will be excluding the many from work, while driving profits to a few

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