AI Pessimism Sweeps Comments as Debaters Clash Over Mass Poverty vs Abundance
alex_verem · x · 2026-11-12
@DrSingularity laments that many commenters genuinely believe AI will cause mass poverty rather than the greatest explosion of wealth in history, despite technology multiplying productivity 100x–1,000x. alexverem counters that people's views are shaped by current circumstances and perceptions of government, pointing to COVID-era support as evidence people will be taken care of.
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