ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EQUALITY: Crossed Wires: What if the doomers are wrong and AI solves everything?
Even if AI solves science’s hardest problems, inequality may deepen as ownership, access and adoption remain concentrated among the wealthy.
If AI solves all the world's problems, from cancer to ageing, it will not automatically bring equality. The benefits of AI will likely deepen existing inequalities. While AI may cure diseases and extend lifespans, the access to these life-extending technologies may be limited to the wealthy. Robots and AI-driven automation could make human labor obsolete while concentrated ownership of AI technologies could further concentrate wealth.
Inequality may not only persist, but it could even accelerate, with the fortunate few gaining significant advantages over others. The distribution of AI's benefits will depend heavily on factors like capital, technical knowledge, skills, and political power, leaving the poor and disadvantaged at the end of a supply chain waiting for benefits that may never reach them.
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