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So you don't have to spend the rest of your life doing a robot's job.


I quite like being able to buy food, thank you


It will be free. You like free food, don't you? Who doesn't like free food?


Jokes apart, Will it be ?

I wonder how the world and humans will adapt to this. For now, the capitalistic pressure at least urges people to maintain services, I wonder how this will translate in a future where having a property (landmines, factory, farm, ...) and allowing it to be exploited are the only forms of professionalism.

I am afraid of the lust for power people seems to suffer from. Aren't there humans that would be glad to be winners among losers ? Why would these people share their valuable assets for free with anyone ?


it won't be free under our economic system


"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do laundry and dishes."

Meme as it may be, the sentiment isn't wrong. Instead of The Jetsons, we seem to be closer to Manna than ever.




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