RE: Post AGI: Community Based Economics
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The challenge I see is as a society the people most pro-AI generally (though not all) reject the idea of government provided universal basic income.
Therefore we are going to have lots of people out of work, with little to no money, and a tiny percentage of AI-owners selling products and services to each other.
What is to stop things turning out as a breakdown of society and billionaires being driven underground into bunkers?
Someone said the other day that due to the rise of crypto values if you got, say a bitcoin loan to buy a house instead of USD you would be bankrupted by the next bull run, so we will not even be able to put a roof over our heads without further enriching the owner class?
Universal Basic Income, is a good idea, however, this look's like we human becomes just a dependent of this AI thing.
So you think being dependent upon the government is a good idea.
I've seen a group of people being dependent to our government, they are the P's in my country. For example, it happened with dengvaxia vaccine, they are the lab rats of the country, they're the first to receive those vaccines. Guess what, most of them dies a few years later, their bodies was submitted to forensics for further studies and find out the there demise is connected to the test vaccine.
However, there is also a good privileges for government dependents. Monthly they receive allowance, free healthcare, free lawyers and etc.
But answering your question, if I do personally like being dependent upon the government. My answer is "NO".
All but a few jobs have gone, replaced by AI. If there is no UBI, where will the money come from to buy food, shelter, etc? Let alone the widgets that are now being made by AI?
"Prompt writing" will also be replaced by AI, as the tools themselves get better and because they already CAN write prompts (most textual "AI" tools are essentially autocomplete on steroids)
What makes you think that all governments will be there? Where will they get their money from? Have you seen how politics enters? Are you sure you are on the proper side of things to get the UBI?
Governments are noted for their corruption. So you are willing to put your faith in them?
So given that our jobs won't exist, where will we get food and shelter?
We won't be able to grow our food because we won't be able to afford to own, rent, or defend property.
If you get a loan using Bitcoin as collateral to buy a house, the house is not at risk, only the BTC. If you default, you keep the house but lost the Bitcoin.
So your analysis falls down there.
As for the rest of it, where has that happened. You do realize that technology has raised the standard of living for most of the planet.
Found the post I was referencing