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AI's rapid progress sparks anxiety over unemployment and wealth inequality

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The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is causing significant anxiety and excitement, with concerns about potential mass unemployment and wealth inequality. While the prospect of superintelligent AI bringing abundance is appealing, the transition period, potentially starting as early as 2027, is a major source of fear. There is a worry that the benefits of AI could be inaccessible to the general population, leading to prolonged economic instability and hardship. AI

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AI's rapid progress sparks anxiety over unemployment and wealth inequality

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Due_Sweet_9500 ·

    Losing my sleep over just how incredibly fast this is all going

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Let me clarify a few points. I want the AI machine god, infinite abundance, and insane wealth for everyone. I am absolutely pro AI.</p> <p>But the current pace at which AI is progressing, exponential growth on top of exponential growth, is honest…

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