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You’ve almost figured it out with this question: billionaires will.
If prices go too high, most people can’t pay, so
Prices go down, but
Wealth has been massively concentrated amongst a small number of people, and
If a pair of socks costs $40,000, one purchase can make up for thousands, therefore
Robots which don’t need pay or sleep making basic necessities like food and clothing and electricity can replace the workers in those industries, and
The economy can continue with many fewer participants.
So where does that leave us? Why, in the ground old chum!
To be clear, I don’t think this is going to happen for a while if it does, and it’s far from guaranteed. There’s a lot of enthusiasm around AI right now, particularly for the “Figure.01” OpenAI demo; we’ll have to see if that lives up to the hype.
You’ve almost figured it out with this question: billionaires will.
So where does that leave us? Why, in the ground old chum!
To be clear, I don’t think this is going to happen for a while if it does, and it’s far from guaranteed. There’s a lot of enthusiasm around AI right now, particularly for the “Figure.01” OpenAI demo; we’ll have to see if that lives up to the hype.