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AI automation challenges capitalism, may create new skilled jobs

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An economy heavily reliant on automation faces fundamental challenges within both Marxist and neoclassical economic frameworks. In a Marxist view, zero surplus value means no profit, while neoclassical theory suggests insufficient aggregate demand would also lead to zero profits. The survival of capitalism in such a scenario would necessitate either a growth in labor-intensive sectors or significant wealth redistribution to non-working populations. While AI may automate many current skills, leading to potential deskilling, it could also spur the creation of new, highly skilled occupations that require expertise exceeding AI capabilities to meet consumer demand. AI

IMPACT AI-driven automation may necessitate economic system adjustments and could lead to both deskilling and the creation of highly specialized new job roles.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses economic theories and potential future labor market impacts of AI, presenting an opinionated analysis rather than a factual event.

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AI automation challenges capitalism, may create new skilled jobs

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "To summarize: in both Marxist and neoclassical worlds, an economy composed of highly automated sector only is incompatible with the maintenance of capitalism.

    "To summarize: in both Marxist and neoclassical worlds, an economy composed of highly automated sector only is incompatible with the maintenance of capitalism. In one case because the produced surplus value and thus profit is zero; in the other case, because insufficient aggregat…

    LINKS branko2f7.substack.com/…/artificial-intel…

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