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Re:If AI brings 90% productivity gains, do you fire devs or ... by ThrowawayR2 on Sunday March 22, 2026 @09:22AM (#47477266)
> "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"

That's the same false argument that the religious have offered for their beliefs and was debunked by Bertrand Russell's teapot argument: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_teapot

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Re:If AI brings 90% productivity gains, do you fire devs or ... by lukev on Monday March 23, 2026 @05:29PM (#47495356)
I'm not speaking of burdens of proof about unfalsifiable statements.

I'm saying that I think this is an important enough question that I think we should seek real evidence in either direction, especially since apparently everyone already has a strong opinion (warranted or not.)

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