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Cory Doctorow: AI's business model exploits precarious human labor

Cory Doctorow argues that the primary business model for AI involves exploiting human labor, creating a new class of "unneccessariat." He suggests that AI's development is driven by a desire to devalue human workers, making them more precarious. This perspective implies that the economic incentives behind AI development prioritize cost-cutting through automation over genuine human value. AI

IMPACT Suggests AI development prioritizes labor exploitation over human value, potentially impacting future workforce dynamics.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece by a known author discussing the economic implications of AI.

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

    This has been said before, but @ pluralistic says it best: the only plausible business model of # AI will make you, precarious as you are right now, part of the

    This has been said before, but @ pluralistic says it best: the only plausible business model of # AI will make you, precarious as you are right now, part of the new unneccessariat. "It all makes perfect sense – provided you don't believe that other people are really, truly real."…