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AI doom is unlikely because economically useful AI is prompted AI. That is: every single AI agent is programmed to do exactly what you ask, on command. So: digital AI is built for the leash. It is fitted for the harness from birth. This goes doubly true for physical AI. Chinese Communists are building most of the robots. And they are only going to create robot slaves, not robot gods. They don’t let their humans step out of line, so they aren’t going to let their AIs either. This is still a problem — the Chinese drone armada will be a fearsome thing — but it is the problem of a billion Chinese AI slaves, not a single Western AGI god. Merz realized this after his first ever trip to China. The problem is one of Chinese AI domination, rather than AI doom. The solution is likely Internet AI decentralization, again rather than AI doom.

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German Chancellor Merz: We are simply no longer productive enough. Each individual may say, “I already do quite a lot.” And that may be true. But when you return from China, ladies and gentlemen, you see things more clearly. With work-life balance and a four-day week, long-term prosperity in our country cannot be maintained. We will simply have to do a bit more.
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even if ai doomers are right - you should refuse to buy into because it is bad strategy to do so. i see really smart people falling for this "inevitability" ai doomerism is designed to rob you of your agency. notice how convenient it is for everyone who uses it: - governments: ai inevitability justifies wartime policy measures. it also creates the perfect scapegoat if the economy trips over after ~two decades of loose monetary and fiscal policy. - companies: ai inevitability justifies cutting zirp era headcount. tech companies have had inflated headcounts and bs jobs for years now, that's finally getting fit to natural size. - individuals: it helps people cope with the changes ensuing from the above (similar to covid -- "everyone's locked in, not much i can do"), avoid personal responsibility for their decisions and lose their agency. anyway, here's a specific place to start. the next big thing is prob lurking here somewhere go get a job on a rocketship and tune out abstract discussions about ai https://t.co/T1XYT4hORa
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