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Original question by @BalakeKarbon@lemmy.ml

It seems like a lot of professionals are thinking we will reach AGI within my lifetime. Some credible sources say within 5 years but who knows.

Either way I suspect it is inevitable. Who knows what may follow. Infinite wealth gap growth, mass job loss, post-work reforms, I'm not sure.

A bunch of questions bounce around in my head, examples may be:

  • Will private property rights be honored in said future?
  • Could Amish communities still exist?
  • Is it something we can prepare for as individuals?

I figured it is important to talk about seeing as it will likely occur in my lifetime and many of yours.

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Not happening IMO. Though its important to distinguish that the general public and business sentiment act as if LLMs are already some kinda legitimate intelligence. So I think a pretty ugly acceptance and hard dependence on these technologies in the form of altering our public infrastructure and destroying the planet will lead to some hellscapien future for sure.... All the stuff you mentioned and more. All without even reaching this level of AGI as it is understood currently.

Who knows if AGI is possible maybe it wouldn't cause the future you described in post but instead help us avoid this nonsense road we are on now.