AI is revolutionary, but not egalitarian

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2 points keroshanpillay | 6 comments | 20 Dec 25 19:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.823s | source | bottom
1. keroshanpillay ◴[20 Dec 25 19:17 UTC] No.46338747[source]▶
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.
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2. colesantiago ◴[20 Dec 25 19:25 UTC] No.46338805[source]▶
If that is the case, then there will be two revolutions.
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3. abdelhousni ◴[20 Dec 25 19:27 UTC] No.46338817[source]▶
a natural child of the current economical and political system
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4. keroshanpillay ◴[20 Dec 25 21:29 UTC] No.46339802{3}[source]▶
Interesting. What do you have in mind?
5. keroshanpillay ◴[20 Dec 25 21:33 UTC] No.46339831[source]▶
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.