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I'm concerned about the effect on people who find meaning in the work they do. It's similar to how AlphaGo caused Lee Se-dol to retire. Once AI surpasses humans, a lot of work will seem meaningless, even if it previously gave meaning to people's lives.

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So what? Either people will find meaning somewhere else, or they won't. How is that different than any historical economic revolution, or indeed just the way things are now? There are plenty of people who already don't find meaning in work.

Exactly this will give a second rise to hand-crafted goods. People will value handy work more than what a perfect robot can do. I know I do.

People will simply divide in two: those who want the automated labor goods, and those who prefer hand-crafted goods. The latter will also be willing to pay more.

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