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points by entropyneur 10 hours ago | 0 comments

Can't wait to get bored to death. Too bad I can't imagine how this post-scarcity for all could come about no matter how hard I try.

[–] cryptofistMonk 10 hours ago

Hey AI. Here's a plot of land and a robot factory. Make a bunch of construction robots. Build abundant housing. Build farms and food processing facilities capable of feeding all residents, automate as much as possible and staff them with bots. Build nimble repair bots capable of fixing anything that breaks. Build leisure facilities and honestly anything else you think is necessary. Etc...

We're what, a couple decades away from this being possible?

[–] entropyneur 10 hours ago

I don't doubt the upcoming AI/robot capabilities. But who would give that command and why?