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Unfortunately that figure wouldn’t get everyone healthcare in the US. I agree though, it could be deployed for better use but someone needs to think of those poor desperate shareholders.

According to the business plan, solving world hunger and ending disease comes AFTER the 1/2 trillion dollar AGI buildout.

I feel like Poe’s Law is in effect here.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

AGI is the magic bullet to all of humanity's problems for some people. There is no explanation of how AGI will accomplish such things, just a belief that it will.

I will be shocked if AGI happens and hunger decreases.

I weep for our country.

>>>get people employed

It'll do this one, certainly. Maybe not the most cost-effective jobs program, but I expect there will be many construction and data centre jobs in the next few years.

Build houses, not data centers.

I'm for it if we get the president to declare "AIs are people too" and charge them income tax. Double the tax base of America in 4 years.

OK, that would cover about a year of expenses. Then what?

Much less than a year, TBH. US spending on health care in 2023 was ~$5 trillion.

Health care can’t be solved by just throwing a shitload of money at it. I’m skeptical about food production as well.

Now quality transportation (trains and metros that work), cheap & accessible housing, and cheap energy might be a good idea because IIUC those are just super large price tags

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