| ▲ | andai 8 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
We have, as a civilization, two paths before us: a) Decouple the value of human life from labour. b) Watch as the value of human life rapidly approaches zero. --- Though I'd expand this by adding "technically alive" is not a very good standard to aim for. Ostensibly we're already heading for something like poverty level UBI + living in pod + eating the proverbial bugs. We need a level above that! A great exploration of the pitfalls of "preserve humanity" as a reward function is the video game SOMA. I think you also need "preserve dignity" to make the life actually worth living. (Path `a` is not without its pitfalls: what lack of survival pressure might do to the human culture and genome, I leave as an exercise for the reader! But path `b` I think we already have enough examples of, to know better...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | bluefirebrand 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
> We have, as a civilization, two paths before us You forgot C: Butlerian Jihad. mass outlaw AI research, AI usage, AI building, AI infrastructure, on penalty of death It may not be a good option but it's there | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | Throaway199999 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
When the value of human labour reaches zero the economy will collapse so that will be interesting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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