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ernst_zero profile image
Ernst03 • Edited

Well, what about the SexBot industry..
Are we good with automation as well

We have to admit the major advancement goal in the realm is the design and development of humanoid bodies that will go hand in hand (pun intended) with the advancement of A.I. making the personal A.I. (the I.F.) even more poignant.
As for how automation will work. If anyone has worked on the floor in inbound or outbound at Amazon fulfillment centers then they know the whole thing is designed for an A.I. Bot and not humans so pieces of the future A.I. puzzle are already made and in place at Amazon.
What do you think of a standard minimum income for all?
Once we replace more and more workers world wide we either have to pay them for other jobs or provide a minimum income to keep the economies of the world going I would think.
It is a choice of just how poor the world's population can get while some have the most... As usual right?

What do you think Wii?

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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

I think the problem is that we're stuck in a mindset that worked well in an era that is now ending, where societies needed a large amount of labour to maintain themselves, and any improvements to efficiency didn't lead to reduced work requirements, but to increased standards of living.

We are now at a point where we are becoming so efficient, by means of automation, that a developed society just doesn't need as many work hours from every member as it used to.

At some point, we will have to face the reality that not every member of society has to, or will even be able to provide value to society, because at some point, whether in five years or in five decades, AI-controlled robots will just be cheaper and better at most repetitive tasks, specially stationary ones.

So unless we want to 100% of people to be programmers and engineers, there's not really any alternative to letting go of this antiquated notion that everyone needs a job. That's what machines will be for, after all.

Whether we end up with some sort of UBI, or abandon the concept of money entirely, who knows. Different places will probably try different models and time will tell what works best.

It's just so weird how we can look at this future where machines do everything for us and think "but how will I find a job".

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Jessica Gertig

We wouldn't worry about finding a job if society didn't force us to do so. I'm perfectly capable of filling my time with unpaid activities, but very few of us can imagine a (jobless) future where doing such a thing will result in decent standard of living.

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Ernst03

Ah yes, The Star Trek future where Humanity seeks to improve itself.
I'm all for that.

If we are lucky we can enjoy something of that life when we get older but really the philosophy is carpe diem.
The Buddhist philosophies suggest that our reality is a stream (of).
Each day is like a stream or river, one can never dip their (proverbial) foot in the same river twice.
I found a quote:

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Heraclitus

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So, my code friend. There is no time like the present to be.