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Don't forget that when the big corporations thought that AI would easily replace all the humans, they signed up for it without even a look back. (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 24 points 2 months ago (12 children)

If AI and robots are doing all the work, literally all of it, then our whole society falls apart and corporations are meaningless, since money is meaningless if robots can create stuff for us for free. If we don't need to work, we can't buy stuff from them, so a socialist society would necessarily emerge, which would be good.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Maybe? Regardless if we get people helping everyone in the long run, It would be an extremely painful and bumpy ride. Also, we just as well could end up with kings and serfs once again.

[–] skulbuny@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If robots and ai can do it all (big if, but that's what the suits are betting on), then why can't workers just come up with free, libre, and open source hardware plans and software for robots and ai and make socialism a thing?

[–] archon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

In the words of RatM

Fuck tha G-ride I want the machines that are makin' em

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