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I feel as of CEOs worried about the dangers of AI are equating the end of Capitalism with the end of the world, what are your thoughts?

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[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 41 points 11 months ago

There is a profit motive to prevent global destruction.

But not this quarter.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

That's the problem, isn't it? Capitalism is always short-sighted because you have to be profitable in the now, not the long term.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Exactly, that's why we are sleepwalking to our doom. For the short term benefit of so very few people.

[-] bruhduh@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You had us in the first half, not gonna lie

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