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Fri May 30, 2025, 06:23 PM

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/tech/ai-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-unemployment
20%, or maybe 40% unemployment in the near future. All the resulting wealth going to AI owners. What do you think that society will look like?

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I love AI [View all] WarGamer Friday OP

Probably should have specified "baggy blue suit." Beartracks Friday #1

Give it 18 months. You'll stop loving it. Scrivener7 Friday #2

Why? WarGamer Friday #3

Fine with doubling our energy consumption Ponietz Friday #10

Start here Scrivener7 Friday #7

There is also the environmental cost misanthrope Friday #8

It's going to be the end of us. Scrivener7 Friday #9

... demmiblue Friday #6

Game it out WarGamer Ponietz Friday #11

This is actually a great example of why AI sucks so bad. WhiskeyGrinder Friday #12

Thank you. That nailed it. highplainsdem Friday #14

easy to add details WarGamer Friday #15