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On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 10:15:31 +0100, D wrote:


> Good question. These are some of the standard answers:
> 
> "In terms of society, I think there will always be a demand for things
> as long as humans have desires. Having AI replacing all production I
> think we'll see the following activities for humans:
> 
> * Sports * Pleasure/Hospitality/Leisure industry * Culture (human
> created culture, plays, concerts will get premium value
>    much like we can today buy factory produced items at a fraction of
>    the price of handmade items.)
> * Science (we'll do science with the help of AI, if they do not reach
>    god-like status.)
> * Teaching/education (having a human teacher will become a value-add
>    even though everything would be available online and through AI:s)
> * Raising children/family time * Philosophy * Space exploration (Yes, we
> can send robots, but given a society rich
>    enough I think the human will to explore and to "be there" will come
>    into play.
> * Religion/psychology/therapy
> 
> So no matter how powerful AI becomes I think the above are examples of
> areas where humans will still play a role and add value just by being
> humans.".

The problem is with the exception of sports and portions of the leisure 
industry to put it bluntly many humans are not capable of those 
activities.