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It will be more challenging for those âhave-notsâ in the future AI world. Not only their labour will not be valued by the economy, their family roles will also be eroded: [...]
I think I mostly agree with this and would like to add a question /â some confusion I personally have with these future scenarios:
A lot of (left-ish) spaces talk about how humans are used for their labor and how theyâd like us to be âfree from workâ while also opposing progress in AI because âit means people lose their jobâ. For the same reason the first two points by Acemoglu you mention as a response seem short-sighted to me (or maybe Iâm missing something).
Tax reforms to favour employment rather than automation
Foster labour voice for better power balance at the companies
In a world where AI is able to take over broad parts of work and prosperity for all is an attainable goal, shouldnât our main goals be:
Find a new definition of meaning for humans (this relates back to OPs point about eroding all roles)
One reason why people seem to oppose âunemployment through AIâ seems to be that a lot of people derive meaning from their work (even if they donât like their jobs, itâs at least something)
Ensure sufficient redistribution of wealth (e.g. through UBI)
Iâm curious to hear what Iâm missing and also looking forward to some more resources on this!
I find the genre Hopepunk incredibly inspiring. Vox article about Hopepunk;
Hereâs a Spotify playlist, which has some of the best songs of the genre.
Highlighting a couple of my favorites:
Be Afraid by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (Spotify): âBe afraid, be very afraid. And then do it anywayâ (AI alignment, anyone?)
Matches by Guante, Dem Atlas (Spotify): âThe reason that Iâm not a nihilist is that some day I wanna live like in Star Trek. And I know that weâll never build starships until we tackle poverty, war, and hardship.â
Guante is my personal favorite overall! His album A Love Song, a Death Rattle, a Battle (Spotify) gets me through any motivation slump.
Be More Kind by Frank Turner (Spotify): âIn a world that has decided that itâs going to lose itâs mind, be more kind, my friends. Try to be more kind.â
many others work jobs for which they canât easily take time off for our event
Potential counter-argument(s):
- some EA organisations count this as work-time anyway, so it might not matter;
- in general, some organisations have a self-development time-budget where people are allowed/âsupposed to take up to X days a year for conferences and workshops (usually 5, I think), so might be worth looking into;
I think this kind of post is so important and should get highlighted on the front page every time shortly before an EAG. Just so people get reminded that this is a thing.
For a more personal addition:
I found EAG and now the days afterwards really difficult to navigate. It was my first (Iâve been to one EAGx before). I knew I was supposed to schedule 1:1s, but didnât, because I didnât really have a goal for EAG. I have a job that I like and want to keep doing for a bit. There was no particular question I had for anyone. I just wanted to be there, see a few talks, see some friends again, thatâs about it.
At the same time, I felt so much pressure to âmake the most of itâ. Thereâs so much talk about what âthe perfect amount of 1:1sâ is, that âEAG is an incredible opportunityâ, almost like itâs a âonce-in-a-lifetimeâ-thing. I even got mocked by a few people for not scheduling more 1:1s. And itâs just⌠really anxiety-inducing.
Really liked the idea of having a space where people are explicitly invited to sit with a stranger (and think this should be improved upon in the future), because itâs a nice addition if you donât have a talk to attend but also didnât schedule something else in.
So my takeaway is: Itâs okay that people have wildly different experiences at EAG. Itâs okay to not know what exactly you want to get out of the conference. And itâs okay to just have a chill time there.
Had the same problem, just found it here
https://ââforum.effectivealtruism.org/ââposts/ââfPNaxqe2YjXEmvJaf/ââdifferences-in-impact-interactive-exercise
The Onion Test for Personal and Institutional Honesty seems to be a related read (for people wanting to read smth similar with other words).