Re: We’re doomed
@AC
"I don’t fear the technology itself, it’s how our society implements it, if it means skilled jobs become deskilled and low paid then it’s a bad thing."
I can understand that fear but by deskilling a job and opening it up to more people reduces the costs so makes everyone richer. Food occupies a much smaller portion of our budgets because of technology. Same with clothing. We could keep the technology away and make these high paid jobs and the products cost so much more which would make everyone poorer.
"The “oh we will have more time to follow the arts and interests’ has been the dream for years but it doesn’t match up to reality."
How many TV channels do we have? Streaming services? Plays, Theatre, etc. We even have jobs like 'diversity advisor' and other hobby jobs.
"Try telling the Conservative Party in the UK or the Republicans in the US that we should pay people displaced by technology, or working on minimum wages that we should pay them an amount equivalent to current jobs, I don’t think you will get a very warm reaction."
We do pay people displaced by technology. We have the welfare state. Why should people on minimum wage be paid more unless they are producing more? Minimum wage is the equivalent of current jobs for their type. Minimum wage removes jobs. Increase the minimum wage and you put more people out of work. Demanding higher wages has increased automation as it is cheaper than the low value worker.
"Some of the tech leaders get it, suggesting Universal Basic Income, but that’s going to be a hard sell to right wingers, but it will probably be.necessary in the end to keep the economy going."
I dont know what impact a UBI would have. I would expect prices would just rise to account for the extra money.
"Bottom line is companies that don’t embrace AI and automation will be at a disadvantage, and it’s adoption will absolutely lead to job losses, and no not everyone will have the ability to retrain for the rapidly shrinking jobs available to human workers."
Lets assume all jobs get taken and humans have no work. Then everything is free. It is a world of abundance where our every need and desire is catered for.
"Politicians and governments need to plan for the impact of AI on the economy and people now, but show no sign of doing so."
When the government and politicians plan for the economy the economy goes bad. The economy flourishes when politicians and government dont get to plan and control.