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Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Indulge me for the coming delusion, but if we ignore who this is, forget all the reasons we know that we can't trust him, and allow ourselves just a few moments to hope that we could live in such a world.

A world where manual labor is no longer needed, where people can just exist as large mammals are meant to exist. Robots will handle it all and we can just do as we please... and the robots are going to be plentiful because once enough of the process of making a robot becomes automated, the cost of it will go to zero. But to get there it is going to require a ton of money... these robots are going to be way too expensive for people to actually buy them, so investors and governments will help out. The investors will eventually lose everything, but that will put us on the way to having everything we need to be created through completely automated systems.

Of course, there will still be jobs for those who really want them - or more likely, who want them and are good at them - or even more likely, who knows the right people... but if we can get our basic needs taken care of it night not fully end poverty but it would be a step in the right direction.

But, alas... It's Musk saying it so it's only to further enrich himself and won't actually happen.

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[–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

*his poverty, right

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I'm gonna call major bullshit. He's just riding the high of that insane paycheck (among other things, allegedly).

Nobody having to work and everyone living in a communist utopia? I know a few books that start that way, and those societies are not all roses and sunshine.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

His hair looks so good though.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

So he is investing in armed robots that just kill the poor to end poverty?

[–] etherphon@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Sure sure, there's already an animated show on Fox (regular network, not news) called Universal Basic Guys making fun of the idea when it's not even being seriously considered yet. Here's maybe a news flash for some rich folks: MOST people don't mind working as long as they are PROPERLY COMPENSATED.

[–] Victoriathecompact@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's an extremely hopeful outcome if robots take on jobs.

What I see is robots taking all low education/automation jobs, companies still making consumers pay the same (or more) and making a bigger profit, and compaines only hiring people with over experience and over education (don't forget connections- most people I know get high paying jobs this way). Education itself is in peril as well, due to the use of ai to write papers and complete math problems. Not to mention that teachers now use it to grade work (true story.. a friends academic writing teacher admitted to this..)

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

So you mean to say that Elmo lied again?

About everything?

You don't say?

No, Optimus won't solve poverty, it'll make him a king

That is, of course, if Optimus would ever see the light of day and be actually functional which they're so far behind with that I'm honestly unsure if I should laught at him or just feel sad for him

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