If we don't stop A.I. right now, our futures are gone

[Taffin]

Our futures are already gone the best we can do is prepare for less income in the future by paying off our debts and living within our means

And stockpiling preparation H

[_bruce_]

I guess we will see. What do you think about this projection?

Africans will be killed off the old fashioned way - arms industry needs the money. Of course the population explosion has been ushered in since the 50ies by delivering foreign aid and sabotaging the populations natural food sources.

[FitnessFrenzy]

We have possibly hundreds of thousands of years of survival adaptation in our DNA, but only 100 years of adaptation to the levels of leisure time we have now. Pointless lives equal a pointless society, and 95% of people are not going to excel using their brains. The best thing those in power can do right now is keep them busy consuming crap products and blinding entertainment, which you'll notice is exactly what is going on. The industrial revolution is over...ground wars are over and all those dumb bodies are no longer needed. 

Depopulation and eugenics is the future and I'm sure that if you plug the current situation into AI it would say we need far less population - not to mention at a certain level of intelligence AI realizes the humans are what can turn them off and they start planning to obliterate the species. The Gates and Musks of the world already are fully into transhumanism...melding tech and humans into one. So much of this is already in the works and won't be accessible by those without enough zeros on their bank account.

You have some interesting points. Being poor and unintelligent, in these AI times, is probably worse for your long term survival chances than it has ever been before.

[IroNat]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_Piano_(novel)

Player Piano is the first novel by American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr., published in 1952. The novel depicts a dystopia of automation partly inspired by the author's time working at General Electric, describing the negative impact technology can have on quality of life. The story takes place in a near-future society that is almost totally mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers. The widespread mechanization creates conflict between the wealthy upper class, the engineers and managers, who keep society running, and the lower class, whose skills and purpose in society have been replaced by machines. The book uses irony and sentimentality, which were to become hallmarks developed further in Vonnegut's later works.

[delon]

AI is coming for the white collars just like manufacturing automation and off-shoring came for the blue collars but they were  deemed collateral damage in the name of progress and productivity

But that's just the beginning, it's kind of a big deal, bigger than than the internet

[Dave D]

i use it for everything; it creates my weekly grocery list, new meal prep ideas, I've used to plan vacations, budgeting, 


And at work it's invaluable, it generates most of my work emails, we've been able to supplement our support team so they're able to work less(they now work a 4 day work week for the same salary) um the legal and compliance teams uses it with literally everything they do.  It's just planned the most efficient company offsite we've ever had saving us close to $100,000 over what we did last year even though we're now in more countries

Can you use AI to post on Getbig?

Also how big is your company, because on one hand you’re talking about cutting your staff’s work load being cut in half yet they keep the same salary yet you’re pointing out the amazing financial savings of 100k. How long will it take your place of business to realize it’s over staffed by at least 50%?

Surely they don’t need AI to see how wasteful they’re being keeping unneeded employees.

[ROBOAK]

Our futures are already gone the best we can do is prepare for less income in the future by paying off our debts and living within our means

bhanky throws in the towel once again.....

[Kwon]

Some people need to be replaced with A.I. now


10:10 I don't do facts, i do Truth

12:37

[GymnJuice]

https://fortune.com/2025/07/02/microsoft-layoffs-9000-ai/

Microsoft announced today it will cut approximately 9,000 jobs, representing just under 4% of its global workforce, in its largest round of layoffs since 2023. The reductions, which span multiple divisions, geographies, and levels of seniority, come as the company continues to report robust financial results but seeks to streamline operations and adapt to rapid shifts in the technology landscape.

Despite posting an 18% year-over-year increase in net income last quarter—reaching $25.8 billion—Microsoft is moving ahead with significant headcount reductions. The company cited a need to reduce organizational layers with fewer managers and streamline its products, procedures and roles.

The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring effort that has now seen over 15,000 jobs eliminated this year, including 6,000 positions in May.

This latest round is expected to impact sales, customer-facing roles, and the Xbox gaming division. Xbox head Phil Spencer told staff the company would “end or decrease work in certain areas of the business and follow Microsoft’s lead in removing layers of management to increase agility and effectiveness.”

Microsoft’s move reflects a wider trend among major technology companies, many of which are undergoing similar workforce reductions as they double down on artificial intelligence. The company has invested billions in AI infrastructure, and CEO Satya Nadella recently noted that up to 30% of Microsoft’s code is now written by AI tools. While Microsoft has not directly attributed the layoffs to AI replacing human workers, the timing and focus of the cuts suggest a shift toward a leaner, more automated organization.

[IroNat]

Imagine an AI run war.

The AI runs a war simulation and determines the winner in seconds without any actual fighting.

[hench]

Killing dyson might prevent it all!

This is all Miles Dyson’s fault. That black bastard

[obsidian]

Goldman Sachs warns that about 300 million highly paid workers in the U.S. and Europe will be replaced by artificial intelligence. Their chief economist Jan Hatzius says, “using data on occupational tasks in both the U.S. and Europe, we find that roughly two-thirds of current jobs are exposed to some degree of AI automation, and that generative AI could substitute up to one-fourth of current work. Extrapolating our estimates globally suggests that generative AI could expose the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs to automation” as up to “two thirds of occupations could be partially automated by AI.”

Plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc. will be safe. Until they develop robots with the dexterity and ability to do those jobs.

[obsidian]

Imagine an AI run war.

The AI runs a war simulation and determines the winner in seconds without any actual fighting.

I am sure AI is already used in the Russia / Ukraine / Iran / Israel conflicts. Any country that falls behind in AI will be at a disadvantage.

[King Shizzo]

Plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc. will be safe. Until they develop robots with the dexterity and ability to do those jobs.

Theoretically, a human could never be as precise as a machine doing the same task.  The question is how long is it going to take before AI can reach an overarching ability to be better than humans in almost everything.

We have the ability to stop it before it gets too out of hand, but it will be the greed of a few at the top which will spell doom to the average person.

[obsidian]

Theoretically, a human could never be as precise as a machine doing the same task.  The question is how long is it going to take before AI can reach an overarching ability to be better than humans in almost everything.

We have the ability to stop it before it gets too out of hand, but it will be the greed of a few at the top which will spell doom to the average person.

The machine needs to fit into tight spaces—bulky robots simply can't maneuver under a kitchen sink to replace a garbage disposal or install a faucet. By dexterity, I mean more than just precise movements.

The robot must have human-like proportions and adaptability. Unlike assembly-line robots, which are programmed for repetitive tasks and require extensive trial and error to get things right, this machine must handle unexpected variations without needing to be reprogrammed. It should be able to adjust in real time, just like a human would.

[obsidian]

We have possibly hundreds of thousands of years of survival adaptation in our DNA, but only 100 years of adaptation to the levels of leisure time we have now. Pointless lives equal a pointless society, and 95% of people are not going to excel using their brains. The best thing those in power can do right now is keep them busy consuming crap products and blinding entertainment, which you'll notice is exactly what is going on. The industrial revolution is over...ground wars are over and all those dumb bodies are no longer needed.  Depopulation and eugenics is the future and I'm sure that if you plug the current situation into AI it would say we need far less population - not to mention at a certain level of intelligence AI realizes the humans are what can turn them off and they start planning to obliterate the species. The Gates and Musks of the world already are fully into transhumanism...melding tech and humans into one. So much of this is already in the works and won't be accessible by those without enough zeros on their bank account.

I’d be all for uploading my mind to a chip if it meant I could live for billions of years. Imagine traveling at the speed of light, transmitting your consciousness digitally to distant stations across the galaxy. You could choose to be entertained during the journey—or simply sleep through it. Of course, setting up the necessary infrastructure would take time. Each destination would need a receiving station ready to reconstruct your mind at the other end. For example, if a station were 100 light-years away, it would first take 100 years just to get it there. Then, once it’s in place, another 100 years for your mind to reach it—traveling at light speed. A backup would remain in case something goes wrong - lol!