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Finka's avatar

It's interesting to see the sentence "Humanity lifted itself out of extreme poverty" and no question on why did humanity end up in poverty in the first place? And what does poverty actually mean in that context? It's quite important to ask this because then the answer to "how did we manage?" cannot just be "science and technology" - we have to add social change and revolution to the equasion (not only Luddites!). All the science and technology would not have had an impact on humanity if all the resources had been reserved to the richest and most powerful individuals. I think it's crucial to keep that in mind while discussing AI because if the gains are not equally distributed, there will (and should) be another revolution. Especially given that even now, already now, the cost of AI affects some people more than others, and the gains remain in the hands of those who are currently winning the capitalist Monopoly

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Carrie Beehan's avatar

Deeply appreciate this in-depth perspective. Thank you.

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