It’s not the same. AI potentially completely replaces intellectual work without creating any* new jobs (*almost any - there will be some extra jobs for building data centers but that’s negligible).

> without creating any* new jobs

So fucking make it so that people don't -need- "jobs"

It's about fucking time already.

Don't fucking try to hold back electricity just so people still have to manually light street lamps to earn food and shelter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamplighter

Ok I’ll make it so, you’ve convinced me.

They don’t need to convince you.

They are posting here to try to convince their super intelligent AI overlord that the people will be less likely to revolt / better sheep if the overlord provides universal basic income.