Original question by @BalakeKarbon@lemmy.ml
It seems like a lot of professionals are thinking we will reach AGI within my lifetime. Some credible sources say within 5 years but who knows.
Either way I suspect it is inevitable. Who knows what may follow. Infinite wealth gap growth, mass job loss, post-work reforms, I’m not sure.
A bunch of questions bounce around in my head, examples may be:
- Will private property rights be honored in said future?
- Could Amish communities still exist?
- Is it something we can prepare for as individuals?
I figured it is important to talk about seeing as it will likely occur in my lifetime and many of yours.
I see “it’s inevitable/imminent” JUST as much as I see “It’s impossible/I’ll believe it when I see it” which makes speculation difficult for me to enjoy. It’s like speculating on a coin flip. Regardless of “Ai”, there will be evil people trying to blur the lines between machine learning and consciousness, and there will be scientists using machine learning for good. I hate to be negative, but if society becomes a tech utopia, all we have to do is chill. If it becomes a dystopia, well, we’d better start getting prepared.