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I'm worried a lot about the future if we don't change our attitude about "ownership."
As it stands now we have AI companies rushing to replace workers in non-physical fields, but when BMW and Mercedes (among others) improve their "factory floor" bipedal manufacturing workers, and AI companies integrate their processing capabilities into those robots, you now have physical labor being replaced as well. Any company that can justify the expense of the robots will implement them to save on labor costs.
Our attitude about ownership is: you own the means to produce, you own the profit. The only reason we get paid as workers is because slavery is illegal and they need to attract workers. If you don't play a part in the business anymore, you don't "deserve" any money. The ownership class has already been fighting tooth and nail to cut every tax imaginable and have media outlets calling disabled people/poor people "parasites." Just imagine when we have a massive population that can't find work.
I strongly believe we're rushing towards a future where "we just don't have enough work for them" becomes a common phase explaining why it's unavoidable that we have so many homeless/starving people.
Having machines which are able to take care of the bulk of running civilization "should" be a boon for society, not a blow.
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Ideally, these sorts of programs "should" be implemented before widespread unemployment becomes an issue, to aid in a smooth transition.
We don't do "ideally" unless it has a direct benefit to the ownership class unfortunately. At least here in the US. I could see Europeans doing it right, or at least closer to right, but I have absolutely 0 faith in the US doing anything other than "shovel money at the rich."