The biggest problem is living in capitalism. AI being used to eliminate labor cost. If we didn’t have to live this way it would be a lot less threatening. But could there also be a danger in making AI that distances people from tasks that make them happy? If there was a robot available to everyone that cooks better than you could ever hope to cook would that discourage you from trying to learn, or if you already knew how but the robot was still on a whole other level would you bother to use your cooking skills? “Hey babe sorry you have to eat my less delicious pasta I wanted to cook instead of using the robot.” Throughout life when I’ve felt depressed I’ve found that activities that let me feel my self efficacy are almost always helpful. That’s the only angle I can come up with for “AI bad”. And I’m only thinking of activities that make people happy. Absolutely fucking replace every thankless, miserable task with AI and machines.
The biggest problem is living in capitalism. AI being used to eliminate labor cost. If we didn’t have to live this way it would be a lot less threatening. But could there also be a danger in making AI that distances people from tasks that make them happy? If there was a robot available to everyone that cooks better than you could ever hope to cook would that discourage you from trying to learn, or if you already knew how but the robot was still on a whole other level would you bother to use your cooking skills? “Hey babe sorry you have to eat my less delicious pasta I wanted to cook instead of using the robot.” Throughout life when I’ve felt depressed I’ve found that activities that let me feel my self efficacy are almost always helpful. That’s the only angle I can come up with for “AI bad”. And I’m only thinking of activities that make people happy. Absolutely fucking replace every thankless, miserable task with AI and machines.