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This is exactly the type of "tech bros are completely out if touch with how people work" vision of the future I guess we should expect from the guy that wrote this article.
Humanity has never lived in a world where leisure and idle time are not constantly being invaded by the oppressive survival demands or a hierarchal authoritarian mandate from a ruling class. If AI does provide a mechanism to allow humans to spend their free time in true leisure, like most of humanity living in the Star Trek future, then we should embrace it. Not straddle humans with artificial subordination.
Reject this as all costs.
Eric Schmidt, Bilderberg Steering Committee member, makes up excuses for why Google's AI efforts are being surpassed by open source.
https://bilderbergmeetings.org/background/steering-committee...
The mining of quartz typically involves several methods depending on the nature and location of the deposit. Here are the common methods used:
- Open Pit Mining: This is the most common method for mining quartz. It involves the removal of large amounts of soil and rock to access the quartz deposits. This method is used when the quartz is found close to the surface. Heavy machinery such as excavators and bulldozers are used to remove the overburden (the soil and rock overlaying the quartz).
- Hard Rock Mining: In cases where quartz is found in veins within rock formations, hard rock mining methods are employed. This involves drilling and blasting to break up the rock and access the quartz veins. The material is then transported to the surface for processing.
- Underground Mining: If the quartz deposits are located deep underground, underground mining techniques are used. Miners create tunnels and shafts to reach the deposits. This method is more labor-intensive and expensive than open pit mining but is necessary for accessing deep deposits.
- Placer Mining: This method is less common for quartz but can be used in riverbeds and stream deposits where quartz particles have been eroded and deposited. It involves washing and sifting through gravel and sediment to extract the quartz.
Open pit mining and hard rock mining can cause significant land disturbance and environmental degradation, including deforestation, habitat destruction, and soil erosion. Proper environmental management practices and reclamation efforts are essential to mitigate these impacts.
We aren't talking about sand.
The production of the current global output of solar cells require from somewhere between 8-10 million metric tons of coal annually.
Nobody ever provides an honest answer to those questions.
This isn't a binary versus issue. If you have to ramp up coal burning and natural habitat destruction to produce the needed PV cells then you also need to stop endless-growth profit seeking manufacturing wholesale.
All of our governments are owned by these corporations that are trying to either continue making money via the status quo or make money with these fly-by-night tech-will-save-us-all get rich quick schemes. Nobody is bribing the politicians to enact policy that cuts global manufacturing output.
To investors: AGI will let corporations fire all of their employees.