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Comment by mitthrowaway2

In terms of solutions: UBI is frequently proposed. Depending on the degree to which AI and automation obsoletes human labor and increases, UBI could become arbitrarily redistributive. Increased output would keep inflation at bay, and the reduced incentive to work would be mitigated by the fact that there almost wouldn't need to be any incentives remaining for wealth creation.

Such an AGI scenario might also raise some old questions about the degree to which wealth disparity-as-an-incentive-for-success remains useful and justifiable. One wonders how Altman would receive this proposal.

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