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[–] dmdeemer@diggit.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

This argument applied to computers back when they took up entire rooms. Now we have much better ones in our pockets.

AI will get cheaper and more accessible. In other words, it will be democratized.

Now, if we are able to mix AI with robots to automate more manual tasks previously done by humans? Yeah that will cause some unemployment.