Tech CEOs have this wet dream where they just speak into a microphone, "Create my product" and employees will no longer be needed. So... if it becomes that easy, why will Wall Street need tech CEOs?

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[–] 33 points 1 year ago (6 children)

What CEOs never seem to grasp in that context is that they wouldn't just replace their workers with AI but also their customers... AI doesn't earn a wage and therefore can't spend it on (unnecessary) goods... No customer, no revenue. No revenue, no profits. No profit, no dividends.

Probably why they're working so hard on commoditizing basic necessities like food, water and housing into subscription based systems... 🤔

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Exactly. Everything needs to be peak consumerism, or else their model of "line on the graph infinitely goes up" shatters. It's a Brave New World dystopia.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just reread Brave New World, and you're spot on. I forgot how consumerism underpinned everything in their society.

    It was like a tightly regulated market but in the worst way.

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