I'm glad you could think of a couple examples where AI might not replace humans. It's almost an entirely useless point to make.

The cat is already out of the bag. The information is out there and the models are trained. Even where we stand today will bring massive disruption in time.

The economy is being propped up by the wealthy few that have money to spend and now their legs are being cut out from under them with this technology. We're in for a reckoning.

Doesn't sound that different from my tech job

Ugh, sounds awful. Constantly context switching and juggling multiple tasks is a sure-fire way to burn me out.

The human element in all of this never seems to be discussed. Maybe this will weed out those that are unworthy of the new process but I simply don't want to be "on" all the time. I don't want to be optimized like this.

Intelligence is a scarcity and it cannot overcome the majority of people that are incredibly stupid or ignorant. So accepting that we are doomed relieves some of the stress. I won't have children to worry about their future, either.

I still live my life in such a way that minimizes my impact on the world as much as possible. I still surround myself with folks that want a better world. But there is no stopping the impending doom and I'm trying not to be miserable with the time I have.

it's meant to convey a casual, laid back tone - it's not that big of a deal.

- pollution

- traffic deaths

- heat generation from all the infra

- inefficient use of space

- ugly aesthetic of strip malls and parking lots

It doesn't have to be this way. We can do better to build diverse housing in our cities, leverage space at the ground level for businesses, invest in our transit to make it safer and more convenient.

Instead we just go with what's easy and continue to build roads and sprawl.

IMO, the bar should be that the technology is a significant improvement over the average performance of human drivers (which I don't think is that hard), not necessarily perfect.

I don't think it's fair to qualify this as blue collar work

The system is a trap to keep people poor. A lot of people make the wrong decisions that keep them there. Can we not talk about that? It doesn't belittle the subset of folks that it doesn't apply to.

I grew up this way and saw it first-hand. A dead-beat step dad who didn't work for literally _years_. A mother with the only income of less than $40k/year for 3.

Cigarettes and beer every night. Fancy, financed cars with ridiculous interest rates because their credit scores were shit. Rent-a-center furniture payments. The newest phones and other bullshit that they couldn't truly afford.

So many people in our circles lived this way or worse. And I'm not trying to come forward and say "I got out of it so everyone can!" - just that people have a small amount of control and they regularly make the wrong decisions.

I'm not sure what is compelling you to be so rude to a complete stranger on the internet. I'm here to discuss, have my ideas challenged, and learn.

I am answering this question.

Perhaps you could reply with something useful instead of attacking my comment.

I actually think a lot of it comes down to self control.

Can you resist the allure of consumerism and keeping up with the Joneses? Are you buying liabilities that actually make your life harder? Are you living outside of your means?

IMO it matters little how much you earn if you don't know how to spend it.

Good thing reviews aren't just about catching bugs.