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I wonder how this utopia would hinder further technological and scientific advancement. There will still be the curious and the capable of course, but I can't help but think that their output and rate of advancement alone would be far below what a strong, private industry sector is capable of.

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And why does it matter at all? Technological and scientific advancement is only means to an end. If utopia is somehow not enough than I suppose nothing is (it reminds me about the famous scene in "Wall street 2" - when asked "what's your number?" The answers given is "more")

I imagine that if AI gets to the point of being able to provide humanity with a utopian society, it will also be capable of doing its own research, likely at a faster pace than that of modern civilization.

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