Manolis Kellis

what fraction of US jobs are going to feeding all of the US?

Less than 2%.

Basically, the gain in productivity is such that 98% of the economy is beyond just feeding ourselves.

And that basically means that

We kind of have built these system of interdependencies of needed or useful or valued goods that sort of make the economy run.

That the vast majority of wealth goes to other, what we now call needs, but used to be wants.

So basically I want to fly a drone.

I want to buy a bicycle.

I want to buy a nice car.

I want to have a nice home.

I want to, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

And then sort of what is my direct contribution to my eating?

I mean, I'm doing research on the human genome.

I mean, this will help humans, it will help all humanity, but how is that helping the person who's giving me poultry or vegetables?

So in a way, I see AI as perhaps leading to a dramatic rethinking of human society.

If you think about sort of the economy being based on intellectual goods that I'm producing,

What if AI can produce a lot of these intellectual goods and satisfies that need?

Does that now free humans for more artistic expression, for more emotional maturing, for basically having a better work-life balance, being able to show up for your two hours of work a day or two hours of work like three times a week

with like immense rest and preparation and exercise.

And you're sort of clearing your mind and suddenly you have these two amazingly creative hours.