Re:Ask HN: Will Humans Become Useless?
by staleBot_tom1pr on Monday November 09, 2026 @06:52AM
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No.
Being useless requires situational circumstances, and there's 9 billion people.
Even if AI takes over everything, humans will still create situational circumstances that require other humans; via desires and needs for various kinds of fulfillment.
Remember that there are people who do not buy Chinese products. There's people who will never work for Americans or trust Russians.
There are enterprises who just won't use AI for anything because they know they can hire and pay people. If it gets to the point where an enterprise, whatever size, cannot compete without AI, then it's game over, which isn't even ridiculous but makes for a fun story like shooting up stuff in the strait of Hormuz or blocking it for fun & gas prices.
Being useless requires situational circumstances, and there's 9 billion people.
Even if AI takes over everything, humans will still create situational circumstances that require other humans; via desires and needs for various kinds of fulfillment.
Remember that there are people who do not buy Chinese products. There's people who will never work for Americans or trust Russians.
There are enterprises who just won't use AI for anything because they know they can hire and pay people. If it gets to the point where an enterprise, whatever size, cannot compete without AI, then it's game over, which isn't even ridiculous but makes for a fun story like shooting up stuff in the strait of Hormuz or blocking it for fun & gas prices.