129 sats \ 7 replies \ @jgbtc 19 May \ parent \ on: AI 'godfather' says universal basic income will be needed news
It's so stupid. If that worked we could have done it at any time. Mundane jobs have always existed, and technologic innovations always make them obsolete, and make a whole new generation of mundane jobs. This is basically the whole story of human civilization.
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What matters is if it will work or not. Money is needed because of scarcity. Whatever AI makes abundant will be freely available. No money needed. Whatever is still scarce, because AI can't pronounce it, will be so valuable that no one will voluntarily trade it for something the government just hands out for free. In the absence of voluntary trade, forced redistribution will be used. No money needed.
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In the absence of voluntary trade, forced redistribution will be used. No money needed.
I'm not arguing that this won't happen, but I have yet to see a coherent argument for how forced redistribution is ever more economically efficient than market forces.
The flip side of your argument is that anything a person can do better than AI will fetch an enormous wage in terms of purchasing power.
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I agree with both points. Forced redistribution is always a complete disaster, which is why UBI won't work. It's forced redistribution in disguise. But the use of money in that situation is a quaint bit of theater to make people think everything is normal. To your second point, the purchasing power will be far too enormous for any UBI trash they hand out.
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Image having to be a full time captcha tester...
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Oof. I would hope that could be gig work.
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Bingo
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