Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Mon, 4 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 10:15:31 +0100, D wrote:
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Good question. These are some of the standard answers:
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"In terms of society, I think there will always be a demand for things
as long as humans have desires. Having AI replacing all production I
think we'll see the following activities for humans:
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* Sports * Pleasure/Hospitality/Leisure industry * Culture (human
created culture, plays, concerts will get premium value
   much like we can today buy factory produced items at a fraction of
   the price of handmade items.)
* Science (we'll do science with the help of AI, if they do not reach
   god-like status.)
* Teaching/education (having a human teacher will become a value-add
   even though everything would be available online and through AI:s)
* Raising children/family time * Philosophy * Space exploration (Yes, we
can send robots, but given a society rich
   enough I think the human will to explore and to "be there" will come
   into play.
* Religion/psychology/therapy
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So no matter how powerful AI becomes I think the above are examples of
areas where humans will still play a role and add value just by being
humans.".

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The problem is with the exception of sports and portions of the leisure
industry to put it bluntly many humans are not capable of those
activities.

Today... many are not capable today. But give it a 100 years or two, and with the progress of psychology and the school system, I'm sure that focus will be to equip people to live meaningful lives, instead of just being compliant cogs.
If not, there will be revolt and Butlerian jihads.