The doom contradiction: if models are misaligned, there's plenty of work left
felpix_ · x · 2026-09-09
jawillick flags a common contradiction in AI doom discourse: the economics scenario says humans may have nothing to do but live off UBI, while the alignment scenario says models are increasingly misaligned. But by definition, misaligned models can't autonomously fulfill human needs—so there would be plenty of work. Felpix quips that "by definition" arguments don't just work because you say so.
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