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keroshanpillayon Everyone's a Gangster, Till You Get Bundled in G-Suite

That's a fair point; there's certainly a balance of the two.

keroshanpillayon AI is revolutionary, but not egalitarian

I think so too. It feels very similar to previous technological 'boom' phases – each previous one minted a new stratification of wealth (railroads and Vanderbilt, dotcom and Bezos/Zuck/etc). This is the latest iteration.

keroshanpillayon AI is revolutionary, but not egalitarian

Interesting. What do you have in mind?

keroshanpillayon AI is revolutionary, but not egalitarian

Author here. My thesis is that while AI will raise the general standard of living, it will drastically increase inequality, potentially creating a permanent underclass and "Client States" within ~5 years.