Hello lemmy! ^^

I was given this debate topic for an ethics class and since I really like this “small” tech savvy community that we have I wanted to know what were your thoughts.

I personally love the idea of replacing jobs so we can focus on the things we love and care (ranging from developing games to spending time with loved ones).

But on the other side I am rather scared that our society will not be able to follow the rapid growth of technology and put in place good regulations to avoid widening the gap between the top% and the rest of us

Thanks for your answers ^^

  • partial_accumen
    13•8 months ago

    While this is an interesting topic, ethically I can’t answer you because this was a homework assignment. If we gave you our answers, we’d be denying you the experience about how to arrive at your own.

    • @ViscloReaderOP
      3•8 months ago

      Oh, I don’t want a deep ethical answer. Just raw thoughts. I get the part where I would be denied the experience of finding my own answer if you give yours. But if we didn’t have any outside input, how would we be able to produce any thoughtful work?

      • partial_accumen
        7•8 months ago

        But if we didn’t have any outside input, how would we be able to produce any thoughtful work?

        This is the critical question. How do you properly form your own opinions and apply them?

        You have general opinions. You likely believe killing someone is wrong, but you likely would be willing to kill someone attacking you to save your own life. So there are nuances to beliefs.

        Lets take your topic here: Should we encourage AI/robots (automation) to replace human labor?

        Imagine a world where automation does, lets say, 50% more work than it does today. So if you go into a fast food restaurant with 10 workers today, in our hypothetical future there are now only 5. If you saw that evolution, would you believe its a good thing or a bad thing? Why?