Gary Marcus

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1/5/2025, 10:13:22 PM
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Soumil Rathi
@soumilrathi
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320d
@GaryMarcus @Grady_Booch Agreed — land and other things will remain valuable among the rich.

But, nobody will have a chance to “earn money” or “create value” anymore. When there’s no opportunity to create value from yourself, a system that relies on that can’t possibly work — whether willingly or not.
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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320d
@soumilrathi @Grady_Booch there will still be scarce things like beachfront property and the rich are not going to share. even if food and even cars become dirt cheap. they will not willingly dismantle capitalism or give up power. that’s a fantasy, or just not thought through at all.
Soumil Rathi
@soumilrathi
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320d
@GaryMarcus @Grady_Booch I can’t argue AGI timelines — theres too much we don’t know to accurately estimate.

But what would be the value (or point) of money when AI can do everything better than humans can.
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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320d
AGI might – or might not — arrive by 2045. (@Grady_Booch thinks it won’t happen this century.)

But the thought that the wealthy will give up their private islands and political power that they have gained with their money is just … absurd.
Soumil Rathi
@soumilrathi
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320d
@DrewHawkswood @DeryaTR_ @GaryMarcus Capitalism (and money) won’t exist post AGI adoption

Even the more conservative timelines claim it’ll happen by 2045

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