When it comes to AI, philosophical people often ask "What will happen to people if they lack work? Will they find it hard to find meaning in such a world of abundance?"
But there is a darker side to ...
With robots taking over all the work, we'll all be bathing in endless happiness, watching video after video of cute kittens.
Who needs purpose when you have an endless catalog of cats falling off shelves and playing with balls of yarn, right? The meaning of life will be replaced by 'likes' and 'shares' of cat videos.
We'll be a society of eternal viewers, completely satisfied with our superficial and ephemeral pleasures. Utopia, here we come.
Who needs purpose when you have an endless catalog of cats falling off shelves and playing with balls of yarn, right? The meaning of life will be replaced by 'likes' and 'shares' of cat videos.
We'll be a society of eternal viewers, completely satisfied with our superficial and ephemeral pleasures. Utopia, here we come.
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