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[delphonso]

How many companies can lay off their employees and replace them with AI, before there aren't enough people left getting paid, to buy those companies' products and services?

I mean if one company lays off 15% of its employees that's cost reduction.  But if every company lays off 15% of their employees...

Are CxOs and board members forgetting that if nobody has employees, nobody has customers either?

This is a great question. Basically, a UBI will be necessary if companies keep doing it (otherwise companies collapse and also everyone riots.) The percentages is probably the same as unsustainable unemployment. Something around 15% yeah.

The bad thing is, this is one of those things that benefits the first dickheads who lay everyone off, not those who are...you know... humane about it.

[Great Order]

The best scenario for every company is they do it and nobody else.

Problem being, as pointed out, everyone will do that.

[jipehog]

Keep in mind that not every occupation can be replaced by AI, and some of the job loss will be offset by new ones including in new emerging occupations.

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Edit: it seem that advanced industrial countries will be the most susceptible to market disruption due to AI, but while some will loose jobs and many more will change jobs overall this will have enormous economic potential. Nothing unsustainable in the near future given AI current capabilities.

[Great Order]

I suspect a big issue's going to be that a lot of low-skill jobs will disappear. Some people can adapt to high-skill jobs that'll take longer to be supplanted (But I promise you that, given enough time, they will be) but some people, for various reasons, won't be able to. I've known people who aren't unintelligent, but they just aren't cut out for that sort of work.

[jipehog]

I hear there is huge shortage in drivers, construction, healthcare, and agriculture..

[Great Order]

Well, we're off-topic at this point. We could continue this in another thread, pretty sure one of Novel Scoops' threads was about AI.

[King Zultan]

It's weird to know there's a Novel thread that actually stuck to the topic.

Also I have a 6V rechargeable battery and an inverter that expects a 12V input, is there a way to use these together without damaging the inverter, or should I start looking for a 12V rechargeable battery?

[Frumple]

I can assure you, you'd have no trouble utilizing them as a paperweight without causing damage to the inverter. Somewhat more risky, but I'd imagine they'd function just as well as a doorstop.

Likely not the only ways to use them together without trouble, either. Get creative, I'm sure you'll find some use for them!

[dragdeler]

you need another one of those same batteries, put them in series and then you have 12v

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[King Zultan]

That makes since, now I just have to find another one.
Thanks for the info.

[Criptfeind]

It's weird to know there's a Novel thread that actually stuck to the topic.

They didn't, people ignoring the topic and talking about other stuff is the reason why it's still around

[jipehog]

Scoops stirring conversation on verity of topics making things less dull, that said this sub isn't particularly active so starting multiple threads with esoteric angles on a single topic isn't going carry conversations no matter who starts it. We have the same thing with Ukraine with no real difference anymore between the two.

[EuchreJack]

Scoops stirring conversation on verity of topics making things less dull, that said this sub isn't particularly active so starting multiple threads with esoteric angles on a single topic isn't going carry conversations no matter who starts it. We have the same thing with Ukraine with no real difference anymore between the two.

We have three, and the significant differences are that the Emotional 2.0 is regularly updated, the News thread is updated when the Emotional 2.0 thread is being invaded by Trolls, and the original Emotional thread is in standby/reserve/lockdown status.
...but usually they is only one on the front page, so whatever.

[King Zultan]

I like the Novel treads, they keep the place interesting.

[Criptfeind]

I'm going to disagree, most of his threads, pretty much all of them, are just random nonsense mush. They get like a few random replies then die, I don't see how that's interesting to be honest. Except maybe the first time you see one and try to engage only to find out that there's no point in doing so. But they are pretty much all the same after the first. And to me, they make bay12 harder to browse by pushing actually interesting threads down and harder to immediately notice and access. So, for me, his threads make bay12 less interesting, and whenever we're deep into a spam storm where like half the front page is his bullshit I pretty much stop browsing general discussion for a bit until it blows over.

Pretty much the only thread of his with any actual content (not added by him of course, but other people) is the AI thread, which is still random nonsense mush, but at least hit at a time when interest in AI is at an upswing, and thus people stuck around, ignored what he said, and had an actual conversation. But, for the same reason that it survived, that interest in AI, I'd argue that if he didn't post it we'd probably still have a thread with discussion about AI ongoing in it. Might even be better with a more reasonable first post (although I'll admit I doubt that one matters much if at all )

Edit: Also this really doesn't matter, but I'm struggling to get over your use of the word "Sub" Jipehog. I guess it's technically an accurate thing to say, given that this is a "sub"forum. But I don't think I've ever seen anyone say it that way, and I think that most of the time when someone is talking about a "sub" in regards to social media they are talking about a subreddit. Noticeably, this is not me saying you should stop saying sub, I just find it very interesting that you do and it puzzles me a little bit.