Feels like sunk cost fallacy. Clearly US is so far behind in human facing concerns so might as well not waste any more of the precious resources. Let’s just double down on investing in the prosperity few rich armed with super intelligent robots and maybe they’ll solve the problem by accelerating the pace of making the rest of the world so much worse that this comparison is over once and for all.

Isn't USA pretty average compared to the rest of the developed world?

Did we make it all the way up to average?! Good for us!

Why would a billionaire do that, though.

Calling it to super intelligence is a commitment to never fix K12 education.

Why bother educating people when a "super intelligence" exists to do all the thinking? "Artificial" intelligence, sure, it's artificial not the real thing, so we still need people. But "super" intelligence? That language puts it above human intelligence, and intentionally diminishes humanity with their mere normal intelligence.

(FWIW putting a dilettante and then wrestling mogul in charge of the Department of Education and gutting it was also a commitment to never fix K12 education, so this is not new)

A step further: That road leads toward a population that will be obedient to the "supers" rather than think for itself.

Hah, I came here to say the same thing. Let’s get to regular boring intelligence before we start talking about super intelligence.

What?! And raise revolutionaries!? That's crazy talk.

I wish you were kidding.

Why? If SI is going to take over everything, wouldn't a well-informed human population just get in the way? /s

Does this depend on the state you live in? A K-12 education in Massachusetts is different from K-12 education in Alabama to me. Although I am guessing this is an overall statement about the US.

This feels like the eternal fallacy of US metrics. You have good states, and bad states, and everyone’s judged on the lowest denominator.

Massachusetts- 99% have healthcare, longer lifespan than most developed nations, top US education system, diverse economy, wealthiest population, strong safety net, high minimum wage, safe communities w low gun violence, net provider of federal tax revenue, etc

Alabama - best bet is to start driving north now