Seems oversimplified and hyperbolic. The economy will always need people because people are the demand. And because markets are largely unpredictable, supply relies on people making strategic decisions. That will never change. Not everything can be quantified, collected, analyzed, and automated
You say the economy will always need people because they are the demand.
But who buys AI systems? Other companies.
Who buys weapons? Governments.
Who buys logistics automation? Corporations.
The demand isn’t from people. It’s from systems that want to eliminate people.
This isn’t hyperbole. It’s the trend.
We published an episode on this — not to claim we have all the answers, but to show it’s more complex than ‘people will always be needed’.
If you’ve listened and still disagree, I’d love to hear your counterpoints.
Maybe the real oversimplification is believing we already know how this story ends — before the data is even in.
Seems oversimplified and hyperbolic. The economy will always need people because people are the demand. And because markets are largely unpredictable, supply relies on people making strategic decisions. That will never change. Not everything can be quantified, collected, analyzed, and automated
Sufficiently advanced automation is indistinguishable from consumers.
You say the economy will always need people because they are the demand. But who buys AI systems? Other companies. Who buys weapons? Governments. Who buys logistics automation? Corporations.
The demand isn’t from people. It’s from systems that want to eliminate people.
This isn’t hyperbole. It’s the trend.
We published an episode on this — not to claim we have all the answers, but to show it’s more complex than ‘people will always be needed’.
If you’ve listened and still disagree, I’d love to hear your counterpoints. Maybe the real oversimplification is believing we already know how this story ends — before the data is even in.
Companies, governments, and corporations are all run by people
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