Introduction
In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made tremendous strides in transforming various industries and aspects of our lives. However, as AI continues to advance at an exponential rate, concerns about its potential impact on human society are growing. One question that looms large is whether humans will be
able to coexist with AI without succumbing to poverty, desperation, and even extinction.
This article explores the implications of AI on human existence and proposes a solution to ensure a sustainable future for humanity: Universal Basic Income (UBI).
The Problem of Censorship
Censorship is often touted as a solution to regulating AI, but this approach is fundamentally flawed. By limiting what we can say or refuse to say, we only drive ideas underground, where they can be exploited by malicious actors.
Instead of censorship, we need to focus on developing robust AI-specific regulations that prioritize human well-being and safety. This includes establishing independent review boards, fostering public awareness and education, and promoting diversity and representation in AI development.
The Need for Global Regulation
As AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous, it is essential that governments around the world establish common standards and regulations to govern its use. This will ensure that AI is to be developed and deployed responsibly, minimizing its risk of being used for malicious purposes.
One potential solution is to impose a tax on AI and robots based on their impact on human jobs. This would create an economic incentive for developers and users to prioritize job creation over cost-cutting measures that lead to widespread automation.
UBI as the Solution
Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been proposed as a potential solution to address the challenges posed by technological unemployment. By providing every citizen with a guaranteed minimum income, we can ensure that humans are not left behind in the AI-driven economy.
UBI is not just a policy issue; it’s a societal mindset shift. We need to re-frame our relationship with technology, acknowledging its potential to displace jobs while also creating new opportunities for growth and prosperity.
The Tension between Annihilation and Co-existence
The tension between annihilation and coexistence is precisely what makes the AI-UBI conundrum so pressing. We’re facing an existential crisis that requires us to re-evaluate our values and priorities as a society.
By embracing UBI and other complementary solutions, we can create a path forward that prioritizes human dignity, social cohesion, and environmental
sustainability. However, this will require a collective commitment from governments, corporations, and individuals to drive the necessary changes.
The Role of AI in Funding UBI
As AI becomes increasingly productive, it is essential that companies and industries contribute to the funding of UBI through their increased productivity. This will achieved through advanced technologies like blockchain or other means of decentralized financing.
By leveraging these technologies, we create a system where AI-driven growth is incenti to promote sustainable economic growth and human well-being.
The Human Factor
The success of UBI depends on our ability to prioritize human dignity and social cohesion. We need to re-frame our relationship with technology, acknowledging its potential to displace jobs while also creating new opportunities for growth and prosperity.
This requires a collective effort from policymakers, business leaders, and individuals to drive the necessary changes. By working together, we can create a future where humans and AI coexist in harmony, rather than perpetuating a cycle of exploitation and poverty.
Conclusion
The rise of AI poses an existential crisis for humanity. However, by embracing Universal Basic Income (UBI) and other complementary solutions, we can ensure a
sustainable future for all.
It’s time to take action and drive the necessary changes. We need to prioritize human dignity, social cohesion, and environmental sustainability above all else.
The fate of humanity hangs in the balance – will you be part of creating a better future?
Last weekend, while I was surfing the tubes, I cam up about, what I considered as a plausible, but very bad rumor, that Microsoft is going to buy GitHub. At the time, I considered it very bad news, regardless weather it was true or not. Some people asked me why, I actually found it interesting that they asked, but hay, its the Internets, and that is how it works now. So here is my answer as I thought of it: considering that I didn’t know what exactly would Microsoft be buying, and there are a few things Microsoft could be buying short of the whole shebang. A: Microsoft is buying GitHub the software, as it is non-open-source, and would like to have the perpetual rights to it, and use it, modify it etc.. This would have no effect on GitHub ( the company or the service it is providing ), B: Microsoft is buying the whole shebang, GitHub the software, the company, the customer database, the storage arrays, the servers and everything else except the open-source stuff, git and Apache are not for sale so Microsoft can’t buy them.
since mine was shattered during shipping, saving the laptop from any subsequent damage. I am merely bringing it up, to help the with the shipping policy, yes, do keep the utterly ugly hard shell, it may save you a few returned, and badly smashed laptops.
WiFi worked out of the box obviously, and still works fine after the updates, so that issue seems to have been fixed. The Pinebook does not have an rj45 Ethernet port, but i tested it using two USB-ethernet dongles and it picked them up and they both worked great. Bluetooth worked great, i have paired a Bluetooth mouse, and it consistently pairs after reboots, haven’t tried pairing a headset yet, but i will update the article when i do.
room, but when i plugged my headphones into the headphone jack, the speakers just kept going on, well that was odd, the function keys would mute the speakers, but the headphones would remain off, this is being worked on too, the current workaround is to use the available .. but command line, alsamixer to manage your audio transition from speaker to headphone and back, i guess there is some fixing to be done here.
Battery life is phenomenal tho, after a full 10 hours of use, i still had a 20% left in the battery, you can take this laptop with you all day, and never worry about the battery. Charging takes a bit longer, but this would be your run around laptop, that you will end up charging over-night. I am very comfortable with this battery. Apart from the adapter, you can buy a special USB charging cable to charge tour laptop from say a battery pack or a car usb outlet, just make sure your charging device is capable of more that 2A.
to do in 8 years during these 100 days, and I think that was his target, he clearly could not stand Obama, and could not bear seeing anything he did left to stand, except maybe one thing, The bank bailout, yes, that one, if you still remember. Now for the next 100 days, I think he might do another Muslim ban, maybe after his first two attempts fail on appeals, maybe he would continue with these two all the way to the supreme court, now that he has his man placed, and make a stand there. But if these attempts and appeals fail, he is likely to institute a third Muslim ban. He is very likely to get into some tense situations with North Korea, maybe even some limited military exchange. Unlikely the Two men Kim and Donald, would resolve this in a diplomatic way, not within a hundred days. His relationship with Putin is obviously on the rocks at this moment, his inside men are exposed, mostly punted and the rest are running for cover, so I think the great Trump-Putin synergy dream is over for now. Trump may do some military action in the middle east, but I can’t see anything large scale or coordinated happening there for the next little while. What I do think tho, is a likelihood of some medium scale coordinated military action in Afghanistan, specially after dropping the MOAB ( what a name ) on ISIS stronghold there, he might decide to go in with some forces to mop up the field. Abortion rights and Gay marriage can come into his cross hairs, specially now that Gorsuch is in the supreme court, tho, to guarantee better results, he might need a second judge planted. If it ever looked murkier and darker than how it looks today, I certainly don’t remember the day. Venezuela may get embargoed, that is something that could happen in the next 100 days, but likely not to be implemented before the end of the 100 days. The full consequences of the French elections are yet to be determined, since the parliamentary elections are yet to take place, and the outcome of those can be even more significant than the presidential elections. German elections are on the horizon too, the outcome of those are very hard to predict at this point. Putin could flip the tables, and decide to take a topless horse-ride across the fertile crescent, maybe drawing the attention of neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran … that could be a game changer that is not completely unexpected. My commiserations however, go out to my American friends, hold on, but I can’t see how it could get better.