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Comment by moi2388 | Hacker News Reader

Of course AI will replace us.

Just like the steam engine did, just like robots did, just like computers did.

Oh, wait.

Cars replaced horses, cause they were clearly better at their job. Humans' primary labor value to society at large comes from their brains, and ability to do multiple physical tasks, some featuring precise movements, with little instruction/development.

The idea that computers and general purpose robots cannot possibly replace humans is no longer outrageous to me. Especially if we are talking about a few key humans controlling / managing multiple robots to do what was previously the work of N humans.

“ The idea that computers and general purpose robots cannot possibly replace humans is no longer outrageous to me”

It’s not. My point is that already was the case. We already have computers, robots, automation, machines which are better than humans in any task you’ll give them. And they still don’t replace humans, because humans will do other things.

You will always only replace tasks, never people. The question isn’t man vs machine, it’s man and machine vs only machine.

I think humans should have a strong incentive to never let this become reality

I do not want to see the bloodbath that will follow

And I do pretty strongly think that is the trajectory we're on. We cannot create utopia for 1% of the population and purgatory for the other 99% and expect people to just sit still and take it

The people will indulge in vices, fail to build for their own future, not have children, and cheer on their own obsolescence.

When cars were invented, someone might have thought that there would be other jobs for horses. Quote from Wikipedia: "There were an estimated 20 million horses in March 1915 in the United States.[36] But as increased mechanization reduced the need for horses as working animals, populations declined. A USDA census in 1959 showed the horse population had dropped to 4.5 million"...

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