Musk and others have touted AI leading to universal basic high income. What I don’t understand is why these guys aren’t doing anything now to move to that model when they easily could. Instead they are laying people off - e.g. universal no income. Many major corporations seemingly have the profits to start moving towards a model of universal high income, at least incrementally. If AI is leading to increased productivity, Tesla employees could instead do 30 hour work weeks for the same pay because of AI enhancement. That said, I question the value AI in its current form is actually bringing to corporations. From my own experience it seems more like a way to do the same job with a different set of tools with a similar outcome as before sometimes with greater effort - e.g. ripping out the lawn to restructure an already functioning sprinkler system. It‘s also possible that corporations aren’t moving towards UBI because they are actually in decline and using AI as a last ditch effort to convince share holders that they are innovating. AI could universally benefit society, but I don’t see corporate America in its current form bringing that or even headed that direction. Ultimately, I think greedy organizations will crumble in favor of organizations that help us move towards a future people want to be a part of. But it could be a very painful process getting there, economically certainly, but potentially requiring revolutionary means. submitted by /u/skatejraney
Originally posted by u/skatejraney on r/ArtificialInteligence