AGI Revolution: How Businesses, Governments, and Individuals can Prepare

[@KCM25NJL]

As an unemployed (since Covid) ex-infra guy transitioned to software dev just prior to Covid, I'm finding myself already fatigued trying to sus out my path on this up slope. Suffice it to say, I am going through my own existential crisis...... your videos are like a soft cushion to lie down on for a few minutes. So thank ya

[@DaveShap]

Sucks man, sorry to hear that.

[@KCM25NJL]

@@DaveShap Appreciate that, though I'm not worried. We gotta figure all this out come what may.... it's just nice to have someone to listen to that is able to be somewhat of a compass in it all.

[@bentobin9606]

how about you help out Dave with his ACE project. Good way to build your portfolio, Or who knows you may even make ur own AGI based company once the model is completed. Not for certain. But still a good bet.

[@rv8804]

I already went through the crises right when gpt4 came out. I realized that these things just make us much more productive. But not just for companies even for you as well as a person who might want to start your own business. If you can't find work make your own. These tools will allow U to compete with bigger companies as well. So many of them will be slow to adapt. That's your opportunity 😊

[@KCM25NJL]

​@@bentobin9606Yeah I have been considering options for implementing an ACE based project, but haven't quite stumbled on a killer idea that I ultimately will love pursuing. For me I have to love it to give it my all. I do have one potential area, but I'm kinda waiting for an API price drop to happen before I commit to any long term dev.

[@SpinX522]

The Canadian senate is actually supposed to be reviewing a bill to set up a framework for UBI in Canada today.

[@fontenbleau]

it will be everywhere only digital and with expire date against inflation, so don't be like Cinderella on pumpkin at noon, anyway this basically a food money, they don't provide any social mobility, esp you can't collect them to be rich

[@Gmcmil720science]

That's good, maby they can set a example to us here in the US as so many people i know are living pay check to pay check. Even me & are being priced out the place were renting. I think it's high time company's give back since they have refused to raise wages since the 1970s, just letting the stagnant while we workers having given them more than enough productivity pay us decent and still make good profit.

[@Djdbdodvedhdbdkso]

@@ryzikx they are not.

[@SpinX522]

@@Djdbdodvedhdbdkso Don't bother responding to comments like that. You're just giving them the attention they're begging for. Just report the comment as misinformation and move on.

[@chrisbarry9345]

Lol... America will put an end to that with backroom pressure

[@jeffkilgore6320]

92 years ago, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World addresses this head on in which the five castes spend their time participating in leisure activities. Looks as if this will be the case if not today, sooner than later.

[@josiahbujanda]

"I see it playing out really well" - David Shapiro I greatly appreciate your insight and your optimism.

[@guymorris6635]

Well done. I am a trained economist with decades in the tech industry. I retired to write thrillers about the dangers of AI and you have done an exceptional job at outlining the major issues relative to economic and social dangers. I am now a subscriber.

[@MichaelLaFrance1]

That's a great condensation of American life: "You're on your own, Scrub, get good." I laughed.

[@TheJanny]

This was one of the best hopeful videos you've made. Thank you for your dedicated research and work as usual.

[@satioOeinas]

Spot on about status game. It’s obvious that human will pivot from careers to status games (sports, cognitive sports, other creative things endeavours) as their full time thing (and of course family, as always). That said, if we enter the AGI age without aggressively focusing on creating abundance (meaning, almost any good / service price goes towards 0), we will face an insane human catastrophe.

[@beelikehoney]

The rat race is ending, that would be greatly appreciated.

[@mlimrx]

Thank you David so much for your work!!! I cannot tell you how much entertainment, education and honestly Joy I get from your channel:)

[@scrapbookstudios9871]

I was doom-scrolling reddit the other day and saw that the Canadian government (aka my government) is actually starting plans to experiment with UBI and I got really excited. However, as soon as I went to the comments, there was literally not a single mention of AI that I could find, and most people were screaming about "where is this money going to come from? not from my taxes! free money will just lead to faster inflation!" And I'm just sitting here like does nobody even have the slightest sense that even just maybe this will be necessary sooner or later in order to just help distribute resources created by AI and automation once job loss is at an all time high? No? Well, glad the people in charge are at least leaning in the right direction despite this reaction.

[@faberofwillandmight]

That's because the idea is complete idiocy. Where is the money going to come from? Canada is already on its knees. Firstly, UBI has not been properly explored; rushing to implement it and consolidating power to the government with no thought is absolutely insane. The worst possible outcome in every scenario is authoritarianism, and everyone seems hellbent on bringing it about.

[@spectralvalkyrie]

Hello fellow Canadian! No doubt they will need AI, I see the negative nancies yelling about taxation all the time too 😂

[@liberteus]

In order to distribute money, that money needs to be created and spent in a way that's taxable. What's the guarantee companies will not operate out of tax haven outside Canada, repatriate profits out, and leave Canada dry?

[@urphakeandgey6308]

I'm actually amazed the reddit crowd, of all people, are the ones screaming and critical over UBI.

[@bentobin9606]

@@urphakeandgey6308 reddit is an Anti-AI cesspool. Doomerism has increased. Pessimism is society's favorite flavor

[@jazzninja77]

Thank you for this video. I greatly appreciate your thoughts and the time you take to prepare these presentations.

[@TarninTheGreat]

Thank you so so so so so much for making this video! This is what people need to be focusing on. How do we want to live now that everything is different? We can just solve for the Good Life individually and collectively. Be well brother. See you on the other side.

[@ChipWhitehouse]

I just want to add that I COMPLETELY agree with your positive outlook on our future. The personal section of this video was so well thought out and presented. Thank you for that. We need more reassurance for people 👏👏👏 TRUST THE PROCESS 🙌 We got this!

[@DrivenSpice]

This was incredible. You touched on so many things I’ve been concerned about. And in my circle, I feel like I’m the only one even thinking about it. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@orionswatchers9775]

Some people don't even know what "Chat GPT" is but things are moving so quickly that probably next year we will have a phone using GPT as the Operating System.

[@Wanderer2035]

Even crazier, our cloths, backpacks, hats may have a ChatGPT operating system that talks O.O

[@shodowhawk]

K-12 is more of an investment. It's training you for your life of 8 hour day grunt work so you can produce and provide goods for the country and be a contributing taxpayer. By mandating and funneling you through the system during your most impressionable and developing years, they get way more out of you than they give. So I wouldn't consider that a true "service"

[@Lugmillord]

I can't deny that there is a lot of truth in what you said. And even decades ago it was horribly outdated.

[@patrowan7206]

Even in this incredibly well-done video from this exceptional creator, discussion of AGI and its impacts is hopelessly linear. Unfortunately, Mr. Shapiro is -- like the rest of us -- limited to imagining near-future scenarios as dictated by the prison of current conceptual frameworks that are anchored in the near-past. While this may help us prepare for one exceedingly short coming moment in the evolution of AI, we can only hope to remain somewhat aware of what comes after that. Our necessarily monolithic mental constructions simply cannot account for entities that will, with every passing moment, reemerge as something entirely new. So... anyone care to join me in calculating how many angels can dance on the head of this pin?

[@Zebred2001]

While I strongly disagree with any possible UBI/UBS sustainability I quite enjoy and actually need now your ruminations on our impending future so I will give this video a thumbs up! Thank you for these important videos Dave!

[@ryancarrier8508]

You do not go far enough, ask yourself, why does your boss work ? Is there any reason for which your boss handle his company that cannot be fullfilled by AI ? Most company are ran so the boss can make money, make money to buy stuff and services, there is no reason for a boss to work anymore in the age of AI, instead of working to get money to pay for stuff and services, the AI work will be free, your boss will just stop working like everyone else. The same for the politics (that are 100% going to slow down AI if you try to make it work with them) AI working with human is like Einstein being forced to work with the dumbest person ever, you will just slow down it, there is no possibility for humans to be helpful for AI, its not that human work will be useless, human work will be counter-productive for AI.

[@AndrewDavidBaron]

99.9% of the population is not even ready. I’m doing everything I can everyday to learn something new about ai and applications I can learn and then teach as many people as possible. No one wants to listen to me; their loss. 🤷‍♂️

[@JWPGuitarPickups]

I am totally off-grid, water, electric, etc. Still fully and wirelessly connected. This stuff is more exciting every day, thanx to people like YOU David !

[@naxospade]

I'm not so sure that "influencers" are safe from AI either. For me personally, I don't like them because they just aren't good enough yet. They still feel a little robotic. Which I guess kind of makes you half right? I don't necessarily want a human, just something that's indistinguishable from a human 😅

[@DaveShap]

Yeah that may put me out of a job but honestly if AI gets that good then yay, we win because AI is solid.

[@jeanchindeko5477]

9:07 “…human prefer jobs…” not sure if that true! Human have accepted the status quo regarding jobs (activity which generates income) as an evil necessity almost fatality. It is even worst in our capitalist society and for those living in the big cities. Unfortunately activities which doesn’t generate income are not considered as job. That why full time mom are not considered in many countries as worker or having a job.

[@matten_zero]

Just got out of the SingleStore conference on Real Time AI. We're already almost there. The demos were impressive

[@wordwanderer1]

Automatize as much as you can before your employers notice. They are to busy to care. Use the money to learn more and prepare.

[@TheDingsBoms]

Glad I stumbled upon you channel Mr Shapiro, seriously insightful content

[@marcrettew8284]

I work as an EEG tech in a hospital. I recently came across someone who said they participated in an EEG study involving AI training. EEG interpretation is definitely an area where AI could make a huge impact. The medical field in general will change, immensely.

[@Wanderer2035]

Do you think there will still be human doctors? Or maybe yes but a whole lot less?

[@Wanderer2035]

that rhymes ~ lol

[@jonathanlucas3604]

@@Wanderer2035 I think the second, human doctors and researchers will still be needed until AI can take over idea synthesis and studies

[@clallen2000]

The medical field is on the cusp of major changes thanks to artificial intelligence. AI radiology systems have already proven more accurate than human radiologists at detecting cancer in images. While it's impossible for a single doctor to stay current with the 20,000-30,000 new cancer research papers published monthly, AIs can rapidly consume this information and share insights between systems. Becoming a doctor takes humans over 30 years of education and training. In contrast, a new AI doctor could attain the same level of expertise in 30 minutes by absorbing the collective knowledge of existing medical AIs. The superior pattern recognition and knowledge-sharing abilities of AI promise to revolutionize medicine.

[@minimal3734]

@@Wanderer2035 The human doctors will still be around to assist the AIs.

[@xKlondikex]

As an individual who is attempting to pivot to AI during the AI talent crunch, I've created an AI SaaS with GPT as my co-developer. This would have taken a full tech team 1 year, or a rock star in 6 months. I did it in 3 months. I get a lot of calls from contracting companies, but zero interviews thus far.

[@games4us132]

How did you calculated estimates?

[@alchemication]

Congrats. Keep it going. I know how it feels from my own history. Get an entry level job if possible and grow from there. Good luck!

[@danielwatson7713]

Keep it going! The ceiling is still wide open!

[@firerabbit2659]

@@jaysonp9426 he's right. We might understand what he's selling, but the clients are clueless. You'd need a sales guy to pitch the benefits.

[@PimpPlazaProductions]

You've been killing it on the videos, Looking forward to seeing you at 1M subs

[@RyneLanders]

Seeing this coming feels like being one of those people on the rooftop of the building under the mothership in Independence Day. We're looking up at this advanced technology with wonder and hope, and we're entranced by the beauty and mystery in its promise, but very quickly for most of us it probably won't end well.

[@allisonleighandrews8495]

I have been comparing it to the titanic. Most people can’t or won’t accept that it is real. Others will say “okay” and decide to just die gracefully. The people who are consuming content like this are all scrambling at the back of the boat and honestly, I feel like we know it’s going to sink, and that no one is coming, and we have to start seriously talking about like, okay we really need to reexamine flying. Or growing fins. SOMETHING. I don’t know what it is, but the way we will get through/out of this is only going to be if people who are really paying attention to reality get together and start thinking way way outside the box.

[@GenIsysGames]

The Cynic: 1. The government will wait until it is a disaster or emergency to throw together a huge omnibus bill and get more money for their cronies and themselves. 2. The government will never allow A.I. in government. They need to launder all the tax money after all. 3. Can you imagine the corruption in the federal government if they try to institute UBI?

[@coler1349]

Society is just going to be restructured into social classes again through communities. We already have that now. People live among those they wish to identify and interact with. The police will maintain these distinct communities, but there won't be any formal delineation.

[@richardoliver9073]

Awesome! Awesome Video! Thank You!

[@vincentleeadams]

The producer of this video needs to review a study “rat utopia“ that will give insight into the future of humanity when all needs are met.

[@danrazART]

Agent Smith?

[@kilojoules88]

Can you do a video on how various countries around the world would fund UBI? What are the factors that will determine how well off citizens are between countries? How will this affect migration patterns etc? If we know this is coming, where should we try to move beforehand?

[@aldousd666]

I'm still not convinced that it could work. It would be nice if it did. I hope it would. I just don't see how it could. If nobody is making money and they're only getting money from the government then who's going to pay these corporations the trillions of dollars required to be taxed to support the rest of UBI? I really just don't see that working.

[@Nanohamage]

@@aldousd666 right now money represents labor and natural resources if we automate all the labor then money will represent only resources to prevent economy freezing you give people money so they can allocate it properly to fulfill county's (country=people) needs efficiently then they buy stuff they need and you can tax it. As for getting natural resources each country has some amount of it they can get more either by trading or war

[@aldousd666]

They would need to trade in money with those other countries, which they would need to acquire somehow. It couldn't be a raw barter, because, well, it doesn't make sense to pay for shipping and handling in fractions of wool sweaters or whatever it is that they manufacture. Just taxing the citizens and corporations who only have a limited amount of it from whatever they're given as a stipend won't fund the rest. Thats why I'm not sure how it would work.@@Nanohamage

[@Nanohamage]

@@aldousd666 you don't tax citizens since there is nothing to tax they don't produce anything to begin with. what you tax is goods and services automation provides you can still use money to represent those for easier quantification. as for international trade they can absolutely trade in raw resources and they can also use currency but ultimately what will determine strenght of country is raw resources after labor is automated

[@susanlippy1009]

​@@aldousd666currently the most recent proposal was a VAT(value added tax). If you automate instead of employ you pay a tax for doing so. That money goes to the citizens who can then spend it on goods or services. Nothing says UBI would be the only source of income for everyone. Many would chose to adopt a hobby. If you knit you might sell things you made to those who appreciate hand knitted items. Look at Renaissance festivals and such. They have tons of people making and selling things the way it used to be done. Look at the prices paid for some art based soly on who the artist was. So you would see a combination of UBI and innovative people. It would become a choice to earn extra over a need. Some might chose to live on just UBI and spend their days on day dreams and study like the great philosophers of the past. Look at how fast KZbin and other platforms have grown. People are being paid to just sit about discussing and philosophizing about what might be. Paid a good sum too!

[@RobShuttleworth]

A person can host a 3D printer and make robot hands as part of a complete unit. Such a complex part can be very low cost.

[@michael-jones]

You mentioned many organizations aren’t adopting to AI and the coming 4IR. I have a feeling there will be a period of great unease for many governments and its peoples. Japan is notoriously slow at adapting to changes. It’ll be tough there for a while before it gets better in regard to people losing their jobs and feeling hopeless (salaryman culture is strong). Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Enjoyed this video.

[@hyper_channel]

Good one David, for those of us involved this whole thing is almost too much, even when trying to cool down the hype, the telltales of a massive incoming change are already there in the open. Excitement, fear, anxiety, hope all in one.

[@Chronicles_of_Tomorrow]

i ramble on tiktok a lot in the mornings while waiting for the kids this is the THIRD time i went on a tangent that very closely mirrors a video you published within hours! granted: the comparison between the two is ridiculous! Im even going to delete this mornings rant and redo it with your help lol but anyway, i asked chatGPT for some help here... "My TikTok rants are to his KZbin videos like a doodle on a napkin is to the Mona Lisa. Same muse, different execution. ""My TikTok rants are to his KZbin videos like instant ramen is to a five-course meal at a fancy restaurant. Same hunger, different satisfaction. ""My TikTok rants are to his KZbin videos like a shower concert is to a Broadway show. Same song, different stage. ""My TikTok rants are to his KZbin videos like a cat chasing its tail is to a lion hunting its prey. Same feline spirit, different level of finesse." well it's not wrong

[@theaigrind]

Great video..great insight. Gave me a lot to think about. Thanks for sharing!

[@pixellips]

It's really not self-evident to me that toddlers are possessive of their toys, or private property, because of an inate need to increase perceived social status. I kind of find it difficult to even arrive at that conclusion, but I'll read the book to learn more. Thanks for the video!❤

[@Fredjoe5]

The concept of ownership is inherent in humans. It doesn't depend on social status perception.

[@pubwvj]

I look forward to AGI and robotics. I do interesting projects. Having helpers is great. I already do have Machine helpers and they will just get better.

[@jonathanlindsey8864]

You really playing the KZbin algorithm getting those gains of ai uptopia dreamers. I love it, I would love to see you do a solar punk video,

[@d4rkside84]

don't crush my dreams!

[@jekkleegrace]

A world without HR is a pure utopia 😊

[@DaveShap]

LOL

[@macfilms9904]

@rysikx - an AI HR would have injested ALL of the laws about non-discrimination etc and would enforce. In fact, it may do a better job than existing HR dpts

[@djstraylight]

This is great breakdown David. Completely on point. Anyway you can add some noise suppression to your mic? like RTX Voice or RNNoise-Equalizer APO.

[@-whackd]

You think Tesla will solve self driving within the next year? That is AI vision along with driving decisions.

[@dustinbreithaupt9331]

Thank you for the book recommendation of The Status Game. Great so far.

[@brettgarnier107]

I agree with you. I've been a dev for 25 years and recently left a FT role to consult part time and focus most of my hours on learning msft semantic kernel, copilot development, llms, vector dbs and building my own .net core 8/blazor application integrated with multiple ais. If it takes off great, if not its going to be an awesome POC to use as a demo when I go back to the workforce and companies know what tech they care about to implement their ai goals. I think many of us acknowledge that our career field will change drastically, and now is an opportunity to do well if you can get the skills early.

[@nozellot]

Hey David, I would recommend you to also read "The Denial of Death" and more specifically "Escape from Evil" from Ernest Becker. His anthropological theory is also incredible.

[@hector10_01]

So where does the revenue come from to provide UBI?. Do you really think corporations and the elites will pay for it?. 😂😂😂😂

[@interestedinstuff]

As usual that was a great vid. I totally don't agree with the status and stuff thing as being DNA deep. Humans firstly are animals, so they want to survive. We survived as a tribal unit, and each tribe and culture around the world had a different way of looking at survival. Some places strongly kept and fought to keep their own stuff. Some places though, stuff was so rare, that the best survival tactic was communal ownership of what the tribe needed. Status within a tribe makes sense as part of its structure. And I can see it as a driver for posessions, but the main reason us Westerners are so rapt about and wrapped up in our stuff is because back in the 1940's advertising shifted to getting us to not value a single well made item that lasted a lifetime, but to letting what we own be the thing others look at to have opinions of us. We were taught to compare ourselves to others. It was all in an effort to foster consumerism. Now we are seeing that rampant consumerism is probably dumb in a finite world, and many people are seeing their self worth in other things, but to say that wanting stuff is a DNA deep drive for us to have status is silly. Babies learn to be protective of their stuff. They can also learn to share. Anyway, I live in Australia, and we have a different culture to sharing that it seems the USA has. Yes, we are heavily into having stuff still, but our Government does healthcare for us. Does social support payments. We are a socialist democracy and here it isn't a crime to be unemployed or homeless. It is just inconvenient.

[@BboyFever]

I have two questions. What incentive would there be for the AI companies making trillions to redistribute their wealth and be taxed (and no, please don’t say they won’t have customers. They can just sell to government, other corporations, or the top 1% exclusively)? Secondly, what about those countries that don't have AI giants? it's all good and well if you live in the United States, but what about the dozens and dozens of other countries that don't have Tech Giants?

[@susanlippy1009]

For corporations I don't think they will have a choice. At a certain point of economic disparity folks revolt. Income inequality is already pushing many people to start organizing and pushing back. When disruption becomes the norm government will absolutely force taxation upon industry. As for other nations you do realize many third world nations are way quicker to adopt tech. The number of creative solutions coming out of third world countries to provide power to everyone are astronomical. Kids in Africa are developing ways to light their villages, kids. As AI becomes common the cost to get in the game goes way down. Yeah right now it's very expensive. How many items do you own that once only the 1% could afford? Costs will drop. Heck I remember no one having computers, I'm old. Then my brother got one and suddenly everyone had them. Pong was all we had. We went to arcades and now? Everyone has game systems. Cell phones, no one could afford that besides they aren't practical! That one died very quickly. India already is the call center of the world, I guarantee you they will be adopting AI and fast. I predict many Nigerian princes already have AI. The thing about tech like this is individuals can absolutely get into it. Government cannot stop adoption by masses.

[@BrandonMcCurry1990]

Great video, thanks for producing it

[@madscientist834]

what about human scientist? whats the point in doing science if there's a sentient AI that can do science better and faster than me?

[@DaveShap]

I suspect that humans will have some mental abilities that will be valuable to science for the foreseeable future. Maybe not forever.

[@derekeano]

The fact of the matter is the AI revolution will drastically reduce scarcity of resources. People will lose their jobs, sure, but there will also be an abundance of previously scarce resources, namely, expensive human labor that is sold as a service to others humans.

[@OnigoroshiZero]

The only things I can see holding value when done by humans are sports and live performers (of any kind as long as its enjoyable and their level is at least above the average human). One of my friends started learning digital art (he is already incredible with pen and paper). So, I told him to focus on developing an pleasing workflow, because that's what people will want to watch (livestreams of him making a piece from start to finish with more focus on the process instead of the result). The final piece will not hold that much value (it should still be good enough), because if anyone just wants a good piece of art, they can already get it in a few seconds.

[@joaodecarvalho7012]

We need a return to community life. That is what humans were made for.

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

A few years in the early 2000's I lived on less than 12 Hundred a Year . I am Now Living on 11 Thousand a Year plus a small amount of EBT and Near Free Health care . I think I would get More on UBI and this all bites :( QC

[@WingZeroSymphonics]

Yeah, people aren’t ready.

[@aceyage]

Not UBI, wealth redistribution. Similarly to how it works with oil in Alaska.

[@chrisbarry9345]

Where do you find this optimism? Direct rebellion is needed almost immediately. AI will increase profits Will ensure unlimited influence on government. I think our only real hope is that the economy crumbles ASAP before minor placating minor changes can be put into place. If CBDCs are but in place before drastic (possibly violent) action is taken then all hope is lost

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

You're overvaluing people a lot in some professions, to give you ONE example, baby-sitting quality by humans is not great IN GENERAL, same with medical care, old people care, etc... secretaries or "assistants" are horrible, nurses as a group do lots of harm KNOWINGLY, some doctors too, they haven't read a single book in the past five yers and some since they left medical school... teachers are also very ill educated, they do NOT read, nor do they WILLINGLY take any corses or conferences to update their area or field of teaching. And if most "artist" are already replaceable by AI, what does that say about them?? The vast majority of "artists" or performers and park face drawers are incredibly mediocre, and good riddance if AI can replace them... they are not your kids, like when your kid brings home a work of art made or macaroni glues on a paper, these part "artist" are just sucking resources bc they refuse to accept they just don't got it, same with lots of athletes, if you haven't made it by 25-30 just get a job, unfortunately they never paid attention in school, just like artists, so they don't really know anything, their moms or dads told them they were great bc they could draw a cartoon face of them or something... most "programmers are also not good at it, and AI is showing all of them off for what they really are. Ok so if MOST people in ANY profession, specially administrative or paper-involved ACTIVITY are mediocre or "average" then Where does that leave us as humanity, these aggressive, warring hierarchal apes that we are?? Well, my view is that to be average is no longer enough, and only the VERY TOP in any field will survive FOR A WHILE, as they work WITH AI to keep working and creating the best in any field... but Ai learns from all its activities, so eventually even those top people in any field will also be NOT AS good as the AI's... There would be no such thing as average if most humans in ALL THINGS are not average, the very word or definitions DEMANDS that most humans be average, no?? And dont give me the feel good cool aid that is not really a response to tehi fact, that even if you are average you must have some hidden talent or be good at something you are unique like a snowflake, Do humans still want marriage for example?? Kids?? populations and marriages are collapsing, what does that tell you?? For sure men at least still want and like sex itself, but if sexbots are MORE pleasurable than a woman, and more "emotional support", and don't complain about making you a sandwich later, who would you choose!! plus "she" will not divorce you or leave you and take half of whatever you have, and the house!! Just like most YOUNG people prefer to text than call now.... well, do you see where I'm going with this... this is inevitable... and it may sound doom and gloom but it is actually necessary and good for humanity, but that is another long a** comment and this is long enough now. Take care if you read this far, most don't, and be happy.

[@krishchetty]

I'm interested in a future video where you explore how AI can solve current social problems today

[@advaitc2554]

This is just my perspective but one of the best ways to prepare for AGI is to start now building more unions, better unions, bigger unions, stronger unions, more democratic unions, fully transparent unions, corruption free unions, fun unions, smart unions and militant unions. Strong unions are one effective way to balance and check the power of the big corporations that want to control AGI for more wealth, more inequality and a weaker, more subservient working class. Of course, there's lots and lots of other good things we could do, but more and better unions is near the top of the list. And for god's sake everyone learn MMT and tell your friends. In the USA and most major countries National Taxes Do Not Fund National Spending! Learn the truth, share the truth.

[@DaveShap]

I doubt labor unions will matter at all.

[@advaitc2554]

@@DaveShap I understand that perspective. I modified my original post to respond.

[@advaitc2554]

@@AI_effect From my original post: "Strong unions are one effective way to balance and check the power of the big corporations that want to control AGI for more wealth, more inequality and a weaker, more subservient working class." Yes, I definitely want to reimagine the govt. I pray for a govt that actually serves the people by providing all basic services to meet our basic needs for flourishing and thriving. I imagine a govt that is not owned by evil greedy corporations and plutocrats and oligarchs who only care about screwing the working class. I imagine our govt providing a fully funded Federal Job Guarantee at a full living wage with all benefits. How to pay for it? If you understand MMT you'll know that we can easily pay for it.

[@chrisbarry9345]

Your attitude towards work is out of touch... ~60% of people live paycheck to paycheck, same percentage couldnt pay a 1000 emergency, and 40% a 400 emergency (that number gets debated)

[@halafradrimx]

Preparing for this isn't possible because AGI and then ASI will shortly come after AI. In practice, everyone will be the same as someone mentally deficient. UBI won't solve any of these problems because it will inevitably lead to hyperinflation. Unless you would like to witness the death of your own currency and hyper valuation of commodities and crypto currencies. Live in denial for as long as you can.

[@ConspiracistLizardMan]

No human being loves working, we work because we have to, to survive. It's wage slavery. Unless it's something that fulfills you and makes you love life, you're just a slave, working for food and shelter.

[@Johnathonaaron]

StumbleUpon!!! Oh how I miss thee.

[@agustinpizarro]

UBI is NOT the solution.... no one is going to let 80% of their income to go to other people that basicaly do not want to adapt to changes. Right now at least in EU, we are ALREADY paying more than 50% on average in taxes... therefore working hard for getting less than the 20% when you can get the UBI doing nothing is a no brainer.

[@stevenheymans]

Interesting read on this topic by PEW research center: “As AI Spreads, Experts Predict the Best and Worst Changes in Digital Life by 2035” (June 2023)

[@eastwood451]

About "forever jobs"... I have a really hard time imagining exactly what people will keep wanting other humans to do... In my imagination, machines will eventually do EVERYTHING better than humans. The artificial Shapiro will be better in any way we have a word for - and more. It will even be more HUMAN than Dave is.

[@jidun9478]

When you were talking about most people they dont want to know their eyes glaze over and it's almost like they are experiencing some kind of existential internal crisis trauma.😢

[@gabbisss]

Well, you can't expect government to make radical changes for something that might not happen. It's not a cognitive bias.

[@fightingquads9198]

AI will be heavily integrated into our society, but do not believe it will be the all encompassing, ubiquitous take over technology that this content creator supposes

[@dianedean4170]

🎉❤😊 Thank you very much, David, for all your podcasts. I really appreciate your zoom out and zoom in approach on the impacts of AI on societies. Erich Fromm authored many writings over 60 years ago regarding the adaptation of technological tools on the populations in various political circles. I really appreciate the details you provide in your observations and explanations of what the results are when people are willing to learn rather than when they are not willing to learn.😊🎉❤

[@chaserivera1623]

It's refreshing and always baffling to see that the smaller channels are putting the most effort and creativity into their craft. well done. I'll be a lifelong subscriber for that

[@godlyvex5543]

One issue I see is that some important but unpleasant jobs might not be automatable by AI. In which case, will there be enough incentive to do those jobs? Like, for example, those people who put on the suits and go into septic tanks. They're horrible jobs but they pay well. If everyone gets money to live without working, how will those jobs be done? I imagine a kind of draft might be necessary, at least temporarily, until AI can do those jobs. (I'm not saying that the septic tank job specifically can't be done by a robot, I'm just using it as an example for an un-automatable unwanted job).

[@Lugmillord]

I don't think this will be an issue. The incentive to work is that you can have more nice things than what the universal services provide.

[@KoroushRP]

Heres me hoping most jobs that exist and to be created are forever automated. Not many enjoy working so they dont end up homeless and starving.

[@joyflowmonger248]

Seeking "security" in job, relationship, etc., and the "formulas" that are purpoted to offer such -- like getting a college degree, etc., is a major driver for a certain percentage of society. Predominantly enneagram type 6, which find it to be their dominant life/decision driver. My parents were children during the great depression of the 1920's,, and when they lost their home because my grandparents' customers couldn't pay their bills, and so neither could they, they had to hitch up the wagons and move in with family who had a farm. My dad said that first morning was like Christmas, with real food and plenty of it, and from that day he swore to always have chickens and a cow and garden. I live a vegan life-style, but still adhere to my father's drive. I somehow feel driven to milk a ruminant and raise chickens, even though I don't eat their byproducts. Those emotional drivers are so deeply seated. I wonder how the 6-ish need for security will be different after AGI?

[@jharlow6]

It's kinda odd I fell down a rabbit hole an learned some stuff. The other day at work I was talking about it an they looked at me like I was nuts lol 😂

[@ChainedFei]

Alignment isn't a solvable problem, because we haven't solved it for HUMANS in the past 10,000 years, and we've had more smart people than just the AI sector speculating about it since we gained cogniscence

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Weird prediction I have: In Post Labor Economics, it's possible what we think of as "jobs" and "hobbies" will become blurred. UBI is probably an inevitability, but there will more than likely be ways for people to earn more. Doing this will probably be optional, so even if it's something "boring" like jury duty, people might actually look forward to it. Plus, you'll make extra cash to splurge on whatever. Truthfully, these kinds of opportunities might end up being kind of rare anyway because AI could probably do most community service type activities. Of course, this means governments would probably determine what these bonus pay activities would be... And that concerns me a bit. A corrupt government could abuse that to incentivize questionable activities.

[@vagrant1943]

No status games for me! All I want is a few embodied AIs to form my social circle and I’m golden 🙂

[@walterhartman3275]

😂😂😂 Want to know who your government is? Study the history of banking.

[@gubunki]

you are wron about the infuencer stuff, as soon as ai can generate better content most of us will prefer that instead of human made content

[@YesitisDex]

32:16 we dont want no scrubs ☝🏼

[@inspectorcrud]

I was thinking that maybe once we develop AGI, there will be some lag before the fully capable version is released to the public. This is for a couple of reasons. 1st is that the provider will not want to lose competitive advantage when they could use the tool for r&d into technologies such as quantum computers, fusion and materials design. 2nd is that the agi needs to be properly aligned so that malevolent people do not exploit it to create say killer viruses or nanobots. It might be the case that we will also need to be aligned with genetic engineering and bci to curb our mischievous ways. This obviously opens up a whole barrel of worms, and could lead to something truly dystopian like a barely conscious human hybrid.

[@4inrev]

You know it is very hard to enjoy your life or status if you are in wheelchair and all time thinking about your health and about your disease and so on.... I'm a first adopter of basic income. Despite that I pay high price for it. I'm in wheelchair. But I have a pension, what could be called basic income.

[@Lugmillord]

I hope science will speed up enough to cure my illness before it's too late. My health decline has sped up so much, especially this year. For me, AI is that small glimmer of hope that I may actually have a life in the future.

[@GodbornNoven]

​@@LugmillordI don't know who you are or what your beliefs are but i just wish for you to recover. I hope you make it man

[@diegosegura8715]

I don't recall the name, but what do you think of the rat experiment where they were given everything and eventually they all died? How do you think humans as a race of biological beings will adapt to a future where they no longer have to work in order to survive? What are some of the possible outcomes with this central source of purpose?

[@susanlippy1009]

Look way back to the past. It was once common for humans not to work. Yeah slaves were the norm, Rome for instance. But citizens, they didn't work. Philosophy was a major past time. Political involvement, you showed up to local planning meetings ECT and we're a part of determining what was to be. People engaged in art for the joy that it brought them. You could study whatever you wanted. You do not need a job to provide meaning. You are capable of doing that all in your own, you just forgotten you can. Do you not have interests and hobbies outside of work? If not you certainly should developed some.

[@imthinkingthoughts]

I’m currently conducting my psych honours on perceptions of LLM impact in healthcare stakeholders. Super exciting/changing times

[@zbigniewiksinski]

do you feel like everything youre doing right now is pretty much pointless cuz every established system is on a verge of either collapsing or complete change?

[@DaveShap]

Trying to encourage change

[@bigbadallybaby]

Just casually dropping in ... "reshape the government and business and everything else to ensure that we don't end up in a dystopian hellscape! Next up is government AI adoption so I mentioned this ..."

[@eymardfreire9223]

Immediately bought The Status Game! Can’t pass this recommendation

[@DaveShap]

You won't regret it

[@opendigitaluniversity]

Thanks David for a great exposition on AGI. I warned people through an AI keynote at Concordia University back in January 2018. I suggested three solutions: 1. Get clarity about what life/work you want. 2. Learn computational thinking. 3. Become a creator, not just a worker. Like most people including experts, I could not predict something like ChatGPT, but I envisioned a world where human intelligence would be augmented (called it IA for Intelligence Augmentation). I posited that it would be the highest level of economic activity where a human was involved. I created a video on this AI keynote on my channel for anyone interested. Cheers!

[@samangolahmadi2710]

Im gonna check out for good

[@pandemik0]

What I advise business is: You will be offered AI products, and you will not refuse because they will be compelling. What I advise workers: The reality is you won't have the time to adapt your career and skillset. You have to hope and prey the powers that be decide to deploy AI as human-directed human-supervised tool, rather than fully autonomous human replacements. That will give you something to do all day, doing prompts and QA of output. In the short term you'll have increased productivity, which will protect jobs temporarily perhaps.

[@maximetouze9669]

Really good one

[@qAidleX]

Rewatching this a month later. I have been passionately following ai for years, dabbling in open source models, meditating on comprehending the complex relations between compute, knowledge, and awareness. It is shocking to me that this does not have headline visibility. I would love to join your discord and meet some people who have this same passion and vision!

[@deusxyz]

Theres no forever jobs everything can be done better by a machine xD 😅

[@DaveShap]

I can think of a few things I'd prefer to pay a human to do ...

[@deusxyz]

@@DaveShap It's more like, in such a new economy, can you afford it xD and will you know, unless you see them in real life, an ai can replicate everything digitally!

[@deusxyz]

@DaveShap Many thanks for the great content, i hope you're not an ai ;D I enjoyed it all!

[@ChipWhitehouse]

I can not stop laughing at the “Adapt or Die” section 😭😭😭 ITS SO TRUE! Your delivery is just perfection. I don’t think it’s intentional either but that makes it even better. Like “WELP! Get rekt LIDDITES!” 🤣😭😭😭😭😭💀