if all the resources spent in useless wars were poured into working towards this goal, we would be there for some time already

    I like to think,
    (it has to be!)
    of a cybernetic ecology
    where we are free of our labors
    and joined back to nature,
    returned to our mammal
    brothers and sisters,
    and all watched over
    by machines of loving grace.

it is required now, or all civilization collapses.

Another argument for less human-like AI then, I guess.

There was not a renaissance to move back to Assembly when Java sucked. Instead more Java developers were created.

The entire stock market is undergoing AI psychosis.

Because of the concerns you cite, I think working out the basic economic systems and incentives for paying people is a much more pressing concern than building magnificent machinery that we don't even own. There has been no effort on their end to demonstrate good faith nor to uphold their end of the social contract, which is why it's in our hands to demand the fundamentals to lead a life of dignity.

The exact same thing was meant to happen when the desktop computer became prevalent. Then the internet. Look at us now.

You’re forgetting the energy part of the equation.

Humans can already have 4 hour work week without productivity loss.

But I only see mass layoffs and those who are working - are working longer and harder then before.

I think that’s called "hopium". Or wishful thinking, in less trendy language.

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