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bigshape in reply to @dubtap

all we can hope for is that whoever is developing AI tech has read the culture novels by Iain M. Banks, and we head for a post-capitalist society, rather than Terminator style doomsday scenario.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture

The Culture is a symbiotic society of artificial intelligences, humanoids and other alien species who all share equal status. All essential work is performed (as far as possible) by non-sentient devices, freeing sentients to do only things that they enjoy.
As such, the Culture is a post-scarcity society, where technological advances ensure that no one lacks any material goods or services.

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Leshaches in reply to @bigshape

Doesn’t seem to mesh with our civilisation, possibly even with our animal nature. Fingers are crossed though: life is finally getting good and I’d be damn annoyed if now some nerd creates a vengeful sentient global computer.

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