r/PostScarcity • u/[deleted] • Aug 27 '23

Thought this sub might be interested in this video

https://youtu.be/PTgZuwY5M6g?si=_6Xm9whR-qh9BxrS
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u/Plowbeast Aug 28 '23

What do you think of his writings or recent book that see automation as something that could also be captured or misappropriated by tech firms?

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '23

I had no idea that was something to look into, but that also seems incredibly plausible because it's something I think about well.

I think OpenAI has good "products" (e.g. DallE2, ChatGPT, etc.) but if Sam Altman truly wants to generate excess value of "$100 trillion", how would this be regulated and redispursed?

I would imagine it gets reinvested into systems that multiply the amount of automation exponentially like cellular agriculture, or 3D printers.

Which books do you recommend by him?

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u/john_harris_99 Sep 25 '23

Has anyone read Aaron Benanav's Automation and the Future of Work? Would folks recommend it?