The Real AGI Question: Human Economic Security When Machines Outperform Us
VraserX · x · 2026-08-14
The author argues that the real uncomfortable question regarding AI is not whether AI deserves rights, but whether humans will still deserve economic security once machines become more economically useful than most people. The author emphasizes that society will face this economic challenge much sooner than expected.
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