Nick Bostrom

So you then have a world where all human labor becomes automatable.

So you then have a world where all human labor becomes automatable.

And I was kind of

And I was kind of

irked by how superficial a lot of the discussions were at the time when I started writing the book of this prospect.

irked by how superficial a lot of the discussions were at the time when I started writing the book of this prospect.

And it's striking, because for a long time, since the beginnings of AI, the goal has all along been not just to automate specific tasks, but to develop a general purpose automation capability, right?

And it's striking, because for a long time, since the beginnings of AI, the goal has all along been not just to automate specific tasks, but to develop a general purpose automation capability, right?

AI still can do everything.

AI still can do everything.

But then if you think through what that would mean, well, so here is where the conversation usually

But then if you think through what that would mean, well, so here is where the conversation usually

started and ended at the time when I started working on the book.

started and ended at the time when I started working on the book.

Well, so we have AIs that they will start to automate some jobs.

Well, so we have AIs that they will start to automate some jobs.

So that's a problem because then some people lose their jobs.

So that's a problem because then some people lose their jobs.

And so then the solution is presumably we need to help retrain those people so that they can do other jobs instead.

And so then the solution is presumably we need to help retrain those people so that they can do other jobs instead.