>For example, at every AI company right now, an explicit goal it to make profit by replacing or reducing the need for human staff.

Almost everyone has an explicit goal of spending less money for equivalent goods and services. People prefer to stores that prioritize lowering prices over paying for more staff.

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antonvs 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Do people also prefer paying zero percent tax over paying a positive percentage in tax?

Perhaps you’d like to reconsider your comment with that in mind.

	▲	lotsofpulp 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I do not see why I should reconsider. My intention was to point out it is not just “AI companies” that have the following directive, they just couch it in finding the lowest price for something. >an explicit goal it to make profit by replacing or reducing the need for human staff. There tends to be extremely little attention paid to the social ramifications of this: