The point is that we have to focus on the actual problem which is capitalism. AI itself is just a new form of automation, and as any automation, capitalist system will use it to increase exploitation.
Productivity unleashed by automation is precisely what creates the material basis for socialism, by making scarcity obsolete. Our task isn’t to block progress, which would be a reactionary Luddite impulse, but to break out of the capitalist fetters that prevent abundance from being collectively owned. As Marx correctly noted, increased exploitation in the short term is how the system forges its own gravediggers and makes its own abolition inevitable.
Furthermore, trying to boycott away technological progress is the ultimate liberal fantasy. As long as a technology pulls in investments, capitalist dynamics ensure its continued development and application, regardless of moral objections or protest votes. Opposing the tech itself is not only futile but misdirects energy from the real fight which has always been the class struggle over who owns and controls these means of production.
Yes, that is why the USSR had AI. It’s a shame they lost the tech and the USSR fell.
You are one more for the ignore pile because you cannot, even for a second, imagine living without a single one of your treats, no matter how shit it is.
Your sarcasm misses the point so completely it’s frankly impressive. The USSR’s collapse had many reasons, but public disillusionment driven by chronic shortages and economic stagnation was a major factor. And I can speak to this having personally grown up in USSR.
Inference systems enabled by AI could have been revolutionary for Gosplan. One of the biggest problems for the planners was the lag of information travelling up and down the chain, and all the noise and inefficiency which directly led to problems like pervasive corruption and misreporting of data. Optimizing supply chains in real-time, predicting regional shortages before they happened, or dynamically allocating resources would have directly led to greater access to basic goods. These systems aren’t about treats as you put it, they solve fundamental logistical problems. Better planning, enabled by better technology, could have dramatically improved material conditions and economic resilience in Soviet Union.
You are one more for the ignore pile because you cannot, even for a second, imagine dedicating your time to anything other than tilting at windmills.
The point is that we have to focus on the actual problem which is capitalism. AI itself is just a new form of automation, and as any automation, capitalist system will use it to increase exploitation.
Yes. Which is why you oppose both for the time being. Not a hard equation.
Productivity unleashed by automation is precisely what creates the material basis for socialism, by making scarcity obsolete. Our task isn’t to block progress, which would be a reactionary Luddite impulse, but to break out of the capitalist fetters that prevent abundance from being collectively owned. As Marx correctly noted, increased exploitation in the short term is how the system forges its own gravediggers and makes its own abolition inevitable.
Furthermore, trying to boycott away technological progress is the ultimate liberal fantasy. As long as a technology pulls in investments, capitalist dynamics ensure its continued development and application, regardless of moral objections or protest votes. Opposing the tech itself is not only futile but misdirects energy from the real fight which has always been the class struggle over who owns and controls these means of production.
Yes, that is why the USSR had AI. It’s a shame they lost the tech and the USSR fell.
You are one more for the ignore pile because you cannot, even for a second, imagine living without a single one of your treats, no matter how shit it is.
Bye bye.
Your sarcasm misses the point so completely it’s frankly impressive. The USSR’s collapse had many reasons, but public disillusionment driven by chronic shortages and economic stagnation was a major factor. And I can speak to this having personally grown up in USSR.
Inference systems enabled by AI could have been revolutionary for Gosplan. One of the biggest problems for the planners was the lag of information travelling up and down the chain, and all the noise and inefficiency which directly led to problems like pervasive corruption and misreporting of data. Optimizing supply chains in real-time, predicting regional shortages before they happened, or dynamically allocating resources would have directly led to greater access to basic goods. These systems aren’t about treats as you put it, they solve fundamental logistical problems. Better planning, enabled by better technology, could have dramatically improved material conditions and economic resilience in Soviet Union.
You are one more for the ignore pile because you cannot, even for a second, imagine dedicating your time to anything other than tilting at windmills.
Bye.