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Are there any genuine benefits to AI? (self.technology)

submitted 9 months ago by fiddlestix to c/technology

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I can see some minor benefits - I use it for the odd bit of mundane writing and some of the image creation stuff is interesting,, and I knew that a lot of people use it for coding etc - but mostly it seems to be about making more cash for corporations and stuffing the internet with bots and fake content. Am I missing something here? Are there any genuine benefits?

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Much like automated machinery, it could in theory free the workers to do more important, valuable work and leave the menial stuff for the machine/AI. In theory this should make everyone richer as the companies can produce stuff cheaper and so more of the profits can go to worker salaries.

Unfortunately what happens is that the extra productivity doesn't go to the workers, but just let's the owners of the companies take more of the money with fewer expenses. Usually rather firing the human worker rather than giving them a more useful position.

So yea I'm not sure myself tbh

[–] SinningStromgald 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No no you found the actual "use" for AI as far as businesses go. They don't care about the human cost of adopting AI and firing large swaths of workers just profits.

Which is why governments should be quickly moving to highly regulate AI and it's uses. But governments are slow plodding things full of old people who get confused with toasters.

As always capitalism kills.

[–] fiddlestix 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is the part that bothers me the most, I think.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Trouble is the best way to regulate it isn't clear. If the new tool can do the job at least as well and cheaper, just disallowing it is less beneficial to society. You can tax its use until it is only a little cheaper, but then you have to get people to approve of taxes. Et cetera

[–] themurphy 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This already happened with the industrial revolution. It did make the rich awfully rich, but let's be honest. People are way better off today too.

It's not perfect, but it does help in the long run. Also, there's a big difference in which country you're in.

Capitalist-socialism will be way better off than hard core capitalism, because the mind set and systems are already in place to let it benefit the people more.

[–] deafboy 2 points 9 months ago

Yes, that way the government will be able to make sure it benefits the right people. And we will call it the national socialism.... wait... no!