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[–] NGC2346@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 hours ago

He acknowledged that their fears were “rational” and encouraged them to adapt and to shape how AI will be used in the future – rather than for that to shape them.

Translation: I hear you guys, and you better deal with it because we're not planning on stopping the anal rape we're savagely perpetrating on mankind. IDGAF, i'm RICH BITCH !

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 37 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (3 children)

There is a fear in your generation that the future has already been written, that the machines are coming, that the jobs are evaporating, that the climate is breaking, that politics are fractured, and that you are inheriting a mess that you did not create.

This is true, it's not just AI. The world is kinda screwed right now. It feels like it's much more so than in the 80s when nuclear war was looming and we were poorer.

Schmidt is saying the above statement so that he can then break it down and weaken it but he is one of the major causes of the world's problems right now. Even the broken politics is caused by social media.

He acknowledged that their fears were “rational” and encouraged them to adapt and to shape how AI will be used in the future – rather than for that to shape them.

I do think AI will displace jobs and I doubt most of them will actually be replaced with different jobs. There's just going to be too much displacement too quickly. And that will make people very angry. Rightly so. Companies don't really exist to make rich people even more money. They exist to enable our lives and society. If they no longer do there's no more reason for them to exist.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Companies don't really exist to make rich people even more money

Talk about naive

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

there's a difference between what they should exist for, and why they exist. they are not the same right now.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

I remember when I used to believe this.

[–] exixx@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Corporations exist solely to make money. You are naive if you think otherwise.

[–] terabyterex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

to make.money ues, but mu.company of two people doesnt make rich people richer. we work to make money, i rather own my company than work for someone else

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Companies don’t really exist to make rich people even more money. They exist to enable our lives and society.

Not sure about this. They exist to enable society might be true, but to enable our lives, hell nah. Big Pharma for example profits from the exact opposite.